Serie A: Juventus prevails over Cagliari 2-1
CAGLIARI. Juventus conquered Cagliari to win 2-1.
CAGLIARI. Juventus overcame Cagliari to win 2-1. It was Cagliari to strike first with a goal of Joao Pedro at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Vlahovic gave the win to Juventus in the 75′ minute with a goal. Juventus took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi who had the assistance of Alessandro Giallatini and Fabiano Preti. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 55%.
Match Statistics
Juventus was in firm control of the ball 60% while Cagliari was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Juventus was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Juventus won the contest.
Juventus shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Cagliari shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Juventus. On the other side, Cagliari received 1 yellow card (C. Lykogiannis).
After this match, Juventus will have 59 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Cagliari will stay with 25 points to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
Joao Pedro
R. Marin
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23'23'
A. Rabiot (Goal Disallowed)
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45'45'
M. de Ligt
J. Cuadrado
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53'53'
C. Lykogiannis
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58'58'
M. Rog
H. Dalbert
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67'67'
G. Pereiro
L. Pavoletti
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69'69'
F. Bernardeschi
A. Rabiot
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75'75'
D. Vlahovic
P. Dybala
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79'79'
Keita Baldé
Alessandro Deiola
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79'79'
Adam Obert
Charalampos Lykogiannis
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81'81'
M. Kean
P. Dybala
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86'86'
L. Bonucci
J. Cuadrado
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Juventus will host Bologna on the 16th of April with a 20-1 head to head in favor of Juventus (6 draws).
Cagliari will host Sassuolo on the 16th of April with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Sassuolo (10 draws).
Juventus: Formation and Lineups
Juventus started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Walter Mazzarri chose to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny , Danilo , Matthijs de Ligt , Giorgio Chiellini , Luca Pellegrini , Juan Cuadrado , Denis Zakaria , Arthur , Adrien Rabiot , Paulo Dybala and Dušan Vlahović .
Substitutes
Juventus made 3 changes: A. Rabiot for F. Bernardeschi (69′), P. Dybala for M. Kean (81′) and J. Cuadrado for L. Bonucci (86′).
Top player: Matthijs de Ligt
The player who no doubt impressed Juventus the most was Matthijs de Ligt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Cagliari: Formation and Lineups
Cagliari started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Massimiliano Allegri played with: Alessio Cragno , Giorgio Altare , Matteo Lovato , Andrea Carboni , Raoul Bellanova , Alessandro Deiola , Răzvan Marin , Dalbert , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Leonardo Pavoletti and João Pedro .
Substitutes
Cagliari made 4 changes: H. Dalbert for M. Rog (58′), L. Pavoletti for G. Pereiro (67′), C. Lykogiannis for A. Obert (79′) and A. Deiola for K. Balde (79′).
Top player: João Pedro
Probably the most impressive player in Cagliari was João Pedro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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