In the early morning of December 22, Beijing time, the 19th round of serie A matches was played first, and Juventus played at home in this round, and their opponent was Cagliari. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Juventus scored a goal in the first and second halves to eliminate their opponents with a score of 2-0, ending 2021 with a win.
Juventus were lined up 4-3-3 in this match. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Szczesny, with four men at the back, namely No. 11 Cuadrado, No. 19 Bonucci, No. 4 De Ligt and No. 12 AlexAndro, with No. 30 Bentancourt, No. 5 Artur and No. 25 Rabio in midfield, and No. 20 Bernardeschi on the front line with No. 9 Morata and No. 18 Keane.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Cuadrado crossed from the right to the back post and Keane's header hit the post. In the 23rd minute Morata fell to the ground near the bottom line of the penalty area, but the referee did not blow the penalty. The deadlock was broken in the 40th minute, Bernardeschi's shot was blocked and Keane's header was successful to give Juventus a 1-0 lead.
In the 51st minute Cuadrado fired a corner kick and Sandro's header was slightly offside. In the 57th minute, Morata's shot deflected wide with the ball straight in. In the 68th minute, Joao Pedro's close-range header was struck by Szczesni and Szczesni struggled to block the ball. In the 83rd minute Bernardeschi scored from a tight angle and Juventus sealed the win 2-0.
In the end of the 90 minutes, Juventus won 2-0 against Cagliari with goals from Keane and Bernardeschi. After winning this match, Juventus have won two consecutive league games, and they have won 4 and drawn 1 in the last 5 league rounds. Juventus reached 34 points in the table, rising to 5th in the league, just nine points behind Inter at the top of the table.