9.46pm – End of the first half.
45′ One minute of added time.
44′ GOAL JUVENTUS! Mbangula stumbles on the ball and is unable to serve Vlahovic immediately, but Yildiz takes over and tries and finds the Serbian with a low shot, able to stop the ball with his back to the goal and turn around releasing a left-footed shot which, with a kiss to the far post, goes out at Scuffet’s shoulders.
40′ Interesting free kick for Juve beaten by Locatelli, first Mbangula and then Yildiz fail to find the right opening on the Sardinian rebound.
36′ New attempt by Conceicao, with Scuffet taking refuge in the corner with his recall hand.
35′ Great tackle by Locatelli on Gaetano.
34′ Mbangula receives from Thuram and, after feinting the left-footed shot, loads the right-footed shot which however ends up high over Scuffet’s crossbar.
33′ Kalulu disturbs Lapadula at the moment of the shot and then protects the ball favoring Di Gregorio’s exit.
32′ On Yildiz’s corner, Scuffet anticipates Kalulu.
31′ Conceicao tries to escape Augello again, but this time the rossoblù full-back is attentive and snatches the ball from him.
28′ Conceicao’s curling shot escapes the Sardinian defence, but the ball goes past the post to Scuffet’s right.
27′ Feint and counter-feint by Conceicao who finally gets rid of the double marking and serves Savona, who however wasn’t expecting it and the ball bounces off him and ends up on the bottom.
25′ Prati comes into his own and frees a right-footed shot from long range which ends up in the corner.
23′ Cross from Conceicao for Yildiz, whose volley is blocked by the Sardinian rearguard with Wieteska.
22′ Juve’s offensive action is too timid, with Yildiz ultimately unable to stop the ball well and favoring Cagliari’s restart.
20′ Following the development of the corner, Di Gregorio pounces on Palomino’s header, rejecting the ball with a punch.
19′ Kalulu hits Marin’s cross badly and gives Cagliari a corner.
14′ Koopmeiners’ rebounded shot ends up at the feet of Vlahovic, who controls the ball well, taking it to his left foot, but then misses the target from a tight angle.
12′ Cross shot by Yildiz, but Vlahovic is unable to attack the space and get to the ball.
11′ Lapadula runs behind Kalulu, but fails to give the ball enough strength to worry Di Gregorio.
9′ Locatelli’s throw for Vlahovic, but the trajectory is imprecise and Palomino protects the ball until Scuffet arrives.
5′ After Cagliari’s initial outburst, Juve maintains possession and calmly manages the ball.
1′ Lapadula already calls Di Gregorio into action, reacting to block his conclusion from the center of the area with his foot following an assist from Zortea.
9.00pm – The first half begins.
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JUVENTUS-CAGLIARI 1-0: THE SCORESHEET
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Locatelli, Kalulu, McKennie; Koopmeiners, Thuram; Conceicao, Yildiz, Mbangula; Vlahovic. Available: Perin, Pinsoglio, Gatti, Danilo, Fagioli, Nico Gonzalez, Adzic, Weah. Coach: Thiago Motta.
Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Palomino, Wieteska, Augello; Marin, Prati; Zortea, Gaetano, Deiola; Lapadula. Available: Ciocci, Sherri, Luperto, Mina, Azzi, Adopo, Makoumbou, Felici, Viola, Mutandwa, Piccoli, Pavoletti, Vinciguerra. Coach: Nicola.
Rarely: 44′ Vlahovic (J)
