Juve returned to successful methods in addition to persevering with their spectacular league type with tonight’s win. They secured victory this night following the troublesome Coppa Italia loss in opposition to Empoli final week, because the Bianconeri defeated Verona to win their fifth consecutive Serie A sport and take themselves simply six factors from the highest of the desk and three behind Atalanta, their subsequent opponent on Sunday 9 March on the Allianz Stadium.
FIRST HALF: JUVE DANGEROUS, BUT MONTIPO KEEPS THEM AT BAY
Juventus began on the entrance foot and in simply the third minute Manuel Locatelli tried a shot from outdoors the field, which went large of the goal. Verona responded within the 4th minute by Tomas Suslov, however Michele Di Gregorio was alert to the hazard and handled the trouble.
The primary actual Bianconeri likelihood got here within the thirteenth minute: Andrea Cambiaso discovered Khephren Thuram within the field, who fired a primary time effort goalwards, however Lorenzo Montipo denied him with a rare save. Shortly after, within the nineteenth minute, Kenan Yildiz let off a strike from outdoors the field, and the ball inadvertently deflected into the trail of Randal Kolo Muani, who was unable to transform.
Within the thirty fifth minute, Juventus did discover the again of the online by Weston McKennie following a nook kick, however the aim was dominated out attributable to Lloyd Kelly’s problem on Montipo. The Bianconeri continued to push and got here near taking the lead by Yildiz within the fortieth minute, however Verona’s goalkeeper was as soon as once more available to make an awesome save.
Juve appeared to be accountable for the sport, however Verona caught everybody off guard on the counter and thought they’d taken the lead with a spectacular end by Suslov from 25 yards out. Nevertheless, after a VAR evaluate, the aim was disallowed out attributable to Davide Faraoni being in an offside place earlier within the transfer.
SECOND HALF: THURAM OPENS THE SCORING, KOOPMEINERS PUTS IT TO BED
The Bianconeri returned to the pitch with the identical aggressive angle and within the forty ninth minute Kolo Muani got here near scoring, however as soon as once more Montipo made a decisive save.
Juventus continued to press and, after a number of extra possibilities, lastly took the lead within the 72nd minute: Locatelli discovered Cambiaso with a exact go, the complete again delivered an ideal go to Thuram, who beat Montipo with a robust right-footed strike to interrupt the impasse and make it 1-0 to Juve.
Within the 82nd minute, Locatelli was performed by and went near doubling the lead with a shot on the flip, solely to once more be denied by Montipo. Juventus continued to push to place the sport to mattress and within the ninetieth minute they made it 2-0: Montipo miscued his clearance, Alberto Costa intercepted and picked out Samuel Mbangula, whose intelligent contact discovered Teun Koopmeiners, who in flip coolly slotted the ball into the again of the online.
After 4 minutes of added time, the ultimate whistle sounded and the grins returned to the Allianz Stadium.
JUVENTUS 2-0 VERONA
Allianz Stadium, Monday 3 March, 2025 at 20:45 (CET)Serie A – Matchday 27
Targets: 72’ Thuram (J), 90’ Koopmeiners (J)
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Weah (61’ Costa), Gatti (71’ Kalulu), Kelly, Cambiaso, Thuram, Locatelli, Yildiz (82’ Mbangula), McKennie (60’ Koopmeiners), Nico Gonzalez, Kolo Muani (82’ Vlahovic)Unused Substitutes: Perin, Pinsoglio, Rouhi.Coach: Thiago Motta.
Verona: Montipo, Faraoni (46’ Oyegoke), Dawidowicz (46’ Ghilardi), Coppola, Valentini, Tchatchoua, Niasse, Duda, Suslov (79’ Kastanos), Sarr (86’ Lambourde), Livramento (56’ Bernede).Unused Substitutes: Daniliuc, Lazovic, Tengstedt, Bradaric, Okou, Slotsager, Berardi, Perilli, Ajayi, Cisse.Coach: Paolo Zanetti.
Referee: Matteo MarchettiAssistants: Christian Rossi, Edoardo RaspolliniFourth Official: Daniele Rutella
Bookings: 63’ Kelly (J)
Subsequent Match:
Juventus-AtalantaSerie A – Matchday 28Sunday, 9 March, 2025 at 20:45 (CET)Allianz Stadium