At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 12, a match in the 17th round of Serie A began to compete, and Juventus challenged Venice. Juventus have been in an awkward position in the league this season. In their first 16 league games, Juventus have won 8, drawn 3 and lost 5, scoring 27 points, 11 points less than AC Milan at the top of the table. For Juventus, the title race is a bit difficult, but there is still hope for the fourth place. Juventus have been in good form recently, beating Salernitana and Genoa in succession, allowing the team to steadily improve their rankings. In the Champions League in midweek, Juventus beat Malmö and Chelsea were forced to draw, allowing Juventus to advance to the Champions League knockout stages as the first in the group, which is great news for Juventus. This time Juventus played against Venice, and as a result, Juventus was forced to equalize by Venice with the first goal.
Juventus was out of the 4231 formation for this game. Szczesny served as the starting goalkeeper. Luca Pellegrini, De Ligt, Bonucci and De Silio paired up at 4 backs. Rabio and Locatelli form a double back. Bernardeschi, Dybala and Quadrado joined forces. Morata is at the top. Keane Jr., Bentankur, Sandro and Chiellini sit on the bench.
After the start of the game, Venice played more conservatively, focusing on defense, Juventus gradually took control of the game initiative, Dybala was scored from a distance, and then injured, which was a big blow for Juve. Jota's close-range shot was high. After 20 minutes of playing, Venice also gradually adapted to the game and was able to create some good chances, and Henry tried to shoot high from a distance. The balance of the game was broken at the 32nd point, with Morata scoring for Juventus. Afterwards, Cuadrado had the opportunity to extend the score, but unfortunately it was slightly offside. At the end of the half, Juventus led by one goal. Juventus had 58% possession in the first half, scoring 1 goal on target with 5 shots on target. Venice, on the other hand, scored six shots on goal in the first half and 2 on target, failing to score.
Venice, which was behind in the second half, had to fight backwaters, investing more troops on the offensive end and playing more aggressively. The Adventure of Venice paid off. Alam scored from a distance to equalise for Venice. Although the equalizer was equalised, Venice did not play too hard and continued to maintain a proper offensive rhythm, and Henry's long-range shot was extremely threatening, but unfortunately slightly offside. Juventus was never able to score his second goal. Allegri made 5 substitutions in the whole game and it was useless. The final score was set at 1-1, and Juventus lost the key two points.
Juventus only got 28 heels in the first 17 rounds, which is the worst of the same period in the team's last 23 seasons, and the 23-year humiliating record was born. In the case of Dybala, Allegri said after the game that his adventure got a bad result, because On Wednesday Dybala was replaced for muscle problems, and continuing to let him play this time was itself a risk. Allegri did this because there was really no one to use in the front line, and he was desperate to win the game, which caused a catastrophe and completely messed up. Dybala is going to be out for a while, which is a big challenge for Allegri.