Juventus fell for the first time this season with a 1-0 defeat against VFB Stuttgart this Tuesday evening in the Champions League. An Old Lady beaten by a very attractive German team and who snatched the three points of victory. It’s time to rediscover the tops and flops after this first defeat of the season.
If this category remains completely subjective and everyone will have their own opinion, the Juventus-fr.com editorial staff gives you their feelings on this negative result. A Juventus in difficulty and which will not have succeeded in doing the job without its strong men like Teun Koopmeiners or Nico Gonzalez. Bad news also for Douglas Luiz who was supposed to start at kick-off but was forced to give up his place following an injury before the match. Juventus came across a very playful team from Stuttgart with high quality players like Leweling, Stiller and Undav.
The best
Mattia Perin 🇮🇹 : This is the only top of this part! If he concedes a goal at the very end of the match, he is the only satisfaction of the evening with several saves and a magnificent horizontal on the penalty. He perfectly replaced Di Gregorio in goal. Perin should sign a contract extension until June 2027 and this evening he convinced the last doubters.
Nicoló Savona 🇮🇹 : In great difficulty on his right lane and he was very often beaten by the young Leweling on his side. Offensively, he didn’t contribute enough and the few times he came on, he never managed to overwhelm the opposing defenders. Savona goes through this match like most of her partners.
Danilo 🇧🇷 : For his return to central defense and with the captain’s armband, he was very bad with numerous ball losses. Far too much waste for the Brazilian who also kills the team by conceding a stupid penalty. Penalty and red card, it leaves the team at 10 against 11 and at the end of the match, Juventus collapsed. He can clearly blame himself.
Khephren Thuram 🇫🇷 : Replacing the injured Douglas Luiz just before the match, he did not shine at all in midfield. He makes the wrong choices in his passes and you have to get in tune physically in these big matches, which he was not able to do. He still has a lot of progress to make.
Weston McKennie 🇺🇸 : Completely out of the picture and it is no coincidence that he was replaced by Manuel Locatelli in the 55th minute of play. An evening without, for the American international who was returning after a minor injury.
Dusan Vlahovic 🇷🇸 : Harmless in front of goal! Isolated from the rest of the team, he never manages to get into the heart of the game. In difficult moments, he is not sought after as the main attacker and he is too timid against strong defenders. Quickly replaced by Adzic who also did not respond.
Thiago Motta 🇮🇹: The Italian coach made a mistake in his team composition. If he opts for Thuram following the unfortunate injury to Douglas Luiz, he does not trust Federico Gatti and allows himself to put Danilo back in great difficulty. In the middle too, he is deprived of Manuel Locatelli in great shape and physically the team was hampered by his opponent. It is also difficult to understand the reason why he does not start Andrea Cambiaso who is having a very strong start to the season.
