In the early morning of December 12, Beijing time, the 17th round of Serie A, Juve played away against Venice. In the first half, Pellegrini assisted, Morata scored and Juve led by one goal. In the second half, Alam scored and Venice equalised. In the end, 1-1, burst out of the big cold! Dybala retired injured, Morata scored, Juve were forced to draw, relegation team Venice reveled, this is the first time Since January 1999 that Venice has taken points from Juve!
As the 36th champions of Serie A, Juve have not performed well in the league this season, having suffered 5 defeats in the previous 16 rounds, and in the standings, Juve were not only left behind by AC Milan and Inter's 2 old rivals, but also could not even reach the top four. In this round, Fiorentina won first, and Juve have fallen to 6th place! Of course, Juve have shown signs of recovery, before this game, Juve won 3 consecutive games in all competitions, the ratio of goals to be 5-0, 3 consecutive clean sheets, the Champions League forced the defending champions Chelsea to qualify as the top of the group.
In this campaign, facing the promotion horse Venice, which has lost three consecutive games, Juve ushered in a four-game winning streak in all competitions. In the first half, Juve suffered a blow in the opening stage, Dybala withdrew due to injury, 19-year-old Brazilian teenager Jorge came on as a substitute, and Juve passively replaced. However, in the 31st minute, Juve took the lead to break the deadlock, Pellegrini crossed from the left and Morata snatched in front of the goal to give Juve a 1-0 lead over Venice.
Easy to fight again, Juve fell into the passive, tragically besieged by Venice, you know, Venice is not only a Serie A promotion horse, but also hovering in the relegation zone, is a relegation team, such a situation, for Juve, is a shame! Finally, in the 54th minute, Juve conceded the ball, Venice attacked continuously, the left side of the arc, the follow-up Alam directly pumped into the dead corner, the world wave broke the goal, Szczesni angrily kicked the flying ball, Juve was equalized by Venice 1-1.
After that, Juve launched a counterattack, Bernardsky's penalty kick was strong, and Venice goalkeeper Romero made a contribution, and bravely saved Bernardsky's close-range shot. Under the continuous pressure of Juve, the Venetian backline made mistakes, Romero's ball was cut off by Morata, but unfortunately, Juve failed to seize the last kick opportunity. In the final moments, Morata created a well-placed free-kick opportunity, but Juve still did not take it. In the end, Juve were forced to draw 1-1 with Venice.
Juve starters: 1 Szczesny, 2 DeSiglio, 4 De Ligt, 19 Bonucci, 17 Pellegrini, 27 Locatelli, 25 Rabiot, 11 Cuadrado, 10 Dybala, 20 Bernardsky, 9 Morata
Venice starters: 88 Romero, 22 Tillone Ebushi, 31 Caldara, 13 Modolo, 55 Halps, 33 Kernig, 27 Gianluca Bussio, 44 Ethan Ampadu, 10 Alam, 14 Thomas Henry, 17 Dennis Johnson