In the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, Juve and Sassuolo played a game of ups and downs. Dybala and Traore scored one goal each in the first half, Sassuolo's 41-year-old goalkeeper Pegoro made 10 saves, Vlahović and Morata missed a one-handed goal, and McKenny and De Ligt hit the post. In the final moments, Vlahović scored a dead end to help Juve advance to the semi-finals.
Juve made a fantastic start, Sandro crossed from the left in the 3rd minute, McKenny's powerful shot was blocked by a defender, and Dybala volleyed into the goal. After Dybala scored, Juve fans chanted, "Dybala stays".
However, the game went into Sassuolo time. The attacking line of Berardi, Traore, Skamaca and Ras padori constantly threatened the Juve goal, and Palin made many beautiful saves.
However, under the siege of the opponent, the Juve defense line finally appeared a loophole. In the 24th minute, Traore burst into the box and curled the ball with his right foot, and this time Perrin was finally powerless.
From the data point of view, Sassuolo has an absolute advantage. Traore's shot was Sassuolo's 8th shot on goal, while Juve only had two shots on goal, and both came from Dybala's goal.
After being equalised by their opponents, Juve finally eased up and created many good opportunities to break the goal, first Vlahović's push after a single knife into the box was blocked by Pegoro, mcKenni jumped to the top and was confiscated by Pegoro, and then Sandro's close-range pick was blocked by Pegoro.
In the 55th minute, Juve attacked smoothly, McKenny arced inside the penalty area, but the ball hit the upright impartially.
Surprisingly, Sassuolo replaced Two wingers, Berardi and Traore, while Juve replaced Morata and Locatelli. Traore was very unhappy with the substitution and threw off the arm of head coach Dionissi.
According to the analysis of "Italian Football", Skamaca and Ras Padori were banned in this round of Serie A, so they played all over the field. In order to keep Berardi and Traore physical, Dionissi made the decision to make a substitution.
In the 75th minute, Dybala fired a free kick, McKenny's header was blocked by Pegolo and De Ligt's close-range shot hit the upright. A minute later, Morata's right-footed shot into the box was blocked by Pegoro.
At the crucial moment, Vlahović stepped forward. In the 89th minute, Vlahović broke away from the defender and burst into the box, and the ball bounced off the defender and into the net, 2-1! Juve have finally sealed the win.
In another quarter-final match, Fiorentina and Atalanta played a goal battle, Piatek scored twice, and Zapa Costa and Boga scored for Atalanta. With centre-back Martinez leaving the field red, Mirenkovic scored from distance in the 93rd minute to help Fiorentina advance.
After joining Juve, Vlahović scored in the first two matches, and in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, Vlahović will face the purple lily, and such a script cannot be written by even the best screenwriters.