At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 16, the 22nd round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: Juventus, the traditional giants of Serie A, hosted the traditional powerhouse of Serie A, Udinese.
Over the years, Udinese has not had outstanding achievements, nor has there been any big stars, and it only belongs to the middle and lower levels in Serie A. But for Juventus, this is not an easy opponent to deal with, in the first round of the season's Serie A, Juventus was forced to draw 2-2 by Udinese on the road, and since then it has been unlucky, with 2 draws and 2 losses in the first 4 rounds of the opening round and even almost falling into the relegation zone.
In the current Serie A standings, Juventus ranks fifth with 38 points from 21 wins, 11 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, 11 points behind the leader Inter Milan in the first round of multiple matches, and 3 points behind the fourth-placed Atalanta. Among the new "Taoyuan Three Brothers" of Manchester United, Barca and Juve, Juve's prospect of competing for the fourth place is no more optimistic than Manchester United, who have just been drawn by Aston Villa in the 22nd round of the Premier League.
Udinese is 14th in the Serie A table with 19 wins, 4 wins, 8 draws, 7 losses and 20 points, and the pressure of relegation is not great.
Juventus started in the 442 formation at home, with Dybala teaming up front with Keane Jr., midfielders Kulusevsky, Bentankuur, Artur and McKenny, four defenders Luca Pellegrini, Rougani, De Ligt, Cuadrado and goalkeeper Szczesny. The combined value of the starting eleven is €290 million.
Udinese started 352 and Deulofeu from the Basalamacia Academy formed a double striker with Beto. The total value of the starting eleven is 54.2 million euros.
Unlike the first leg of this season, juventus, who played at home, had a clear advantage and launched an offensive attack as soon as the game began. In the 18th minute, Dybala broke the deadlock with an assist from Keane Jr. Juventus led Udinese 1-0.
In the second half, Juventus still had an offensive advantage. In the 63rd minute, Morata replaced Keane Jr., a counterpoint substitution, and Juve continued to step up their attack.
In the 78th minute, Dybala's long pass was deflected, Desiglio's cross was met by McKenny's header and Juve extended the score to 2:0. Before Cristiano Ronaldo came, Dybala was Juve's potential superstar as a future leader. After C Ronaldo came, Dybala did not make any progress. Recently, there have been many rumors about The transfer of Dybala, and potential next players include Juve Serie A "sworn enemy" Inter.
In this match, scoring the first goal and instigating the attack to seal the winning goal, Dybala is undoubtedly the first credit for Juventus's 2-0 victory over Udinese. Winning this game, Juventus and fourth-place Atalanta accumulated 41 points, just two more rounds.