In the early morning of December 19, Beijing time, the 18th round of Serie A continued to play: Bologna vs Juventus. In the first half, Morata scored; in the second half, Cuadrado scored. In the end, Juve beat Bologna 2-0.
Juve's form this season has fluctuated. It was hard to usher in a wave of three consecutive wins in all competitions, but I did not expect to draw 1-1 with Venice in the last round. If Bologna can't be beaten in this round, Juve will have even more difficulty trying to compete for four.
In just the 5th minute, Morata broke the deadlock.
In the 70th minute, Cuadrado scored.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored again. 2-0, Juve beat Bologna to score the crucial 3 points. Juve, on the other hand, have a six-game winning streak against Bologna, setting a new away winning streak in team history against a single team.
In an earlier match, Roma unexpectedly beat Atalanta 4-1. In this way, the situation in the Serie A table is as follows: Inter 43 points, AC Milan 39 points, Atlanta 37 points, Napoli 36 points, Roma, Juve 31 points... Juve and Roma let Inter gain two big benefits in the air.
The reason for this is that Rome blocked Atlanta, making it impossible for the latter to threaten Inter's leadership position for the time being. And Juve's win with Roma made Napoli feel the pressure. In this round, Napoli's opponent is precisely AC Milan, and the former is bound to fight to the death. In terms of the current strength and state of the squad, Juve did not bring reinforcements in the winter window, and the situation was even worse. The forward, in particular, scored just 25 goals, ranking 11th in Serie A. Today, Juve is Martial's biggest favourite. I don't know if the Bianconeri will bring in this Manchester United waste wood.
Juve starters: 1 Szczesny, 11 Cuadrado, 4 De Ligt, 19 Bonucci, 17 Luca Pellegrini, 14 McKenny, 5 Artur, 25 Rabiot, 20 Bernardsky, 18 Moise Keane, 9 Morata
Bologna starters: 28 Skoruski, 5 Sumaro, 17 Medel, 6 Arthur Tate, 29 de Silvestri, 8 Dominguez, 32 Svenberg, 3 Hicki, 21 Soriano, 99 Barrow, 9 Arnautovic