At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 26, the 34th round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: Juventus away to Sassuolo, who is not bad.
Juventus, who is fourth in the Serie A table with 63 points in 33 games, has almost no hope of winning the title and is basically worry-free to retain the Champions League qualification. Napoli lost 2:3 away to promoted Mannpoli in third place and Roma lost 1:3 away to defending champions Inter Milan in fifth place, which is also good news for Juventus.
And Sassuolo, who ranks tenth in the Serie A standings with 46 points in 33 games, is also desireless and upward, and it is difficult to compete for European qualification; downward, there is no worry about relegation. It's a small club, but it's not easy to deal with, and it often makes the traditional Serie A giants suffer, beating AC Milan, Inter Milan and, of course, Juventus this season. In the first leg of Serie A this season, Juventus lost 2-1 at home to Sassuolo and the Italia Quarter-final defeated Sassuolo 2-1 at home to advance.
Juve started 442, Morata and Dybala double forwards, midfielders Rabiot, Danilo, Zakaria and Bernardsky, four defenders Sandro, Rougani, Bonucci, Desilio and goalkeeper Szczesny. A lot of rotations were made, a lot of substitutes were sent, and the total value of the starting eleven was only 190 million euros. Number one striker Vlahović sits on the bench.
Sassuolo started 4231 and Skamaka played as a center. The total value of the starting eleven is 170 million euros, which is closer to Juventus's starting eleven.
After the game began, the two sides attacked and defended each other. In the 8th minute, Juve's free kick in front of the field was directly shot high by Morata. In the 10th minute, Raspadori cut inside on the left and fired a shot that was deflected.
In the 15th minute, Berardi and H. Traore's successive shots were blocked. In the 17th minute, Sassuolo's corner kick was fired and Flatesi's header went high over the bar. In the 26th minute, Berardi carried the ball to the top of the arc in the front of the penalty area and fired a powerful shot that was saved by Szczesny. During this time, Sassuolo's offensive was fierce.
In the 31st minute, Flatesi teamed up with his teammates to the front of the penalty area, got up at the top of the arc and fired a shot that was deflected.
In the 34th minute, Skamaka received a clever pass from teammate and hit the goal from a small angle, which was blocked by Szczesny.
In the 37th minute, Vladesi received a clever pass from his teammate and was confiscated by Szczesny.
Sassuolo suppressed Juve's onslaught and finally made a deal. In the 38th minute, Kyria Coplos went straight, Berardi made the ball on his heels, and Raspadori exploded with a kick and the ball went in! Sassuolo led Juventus 1-0.
In the 45th minute, Morata broke the ball to Zakaria, who passed to Dybala, who scored with a blast. Juventus pulled the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the 54th minute, Juve made a substitution adjustment, Vlahović and Chiellini replaced Dybala and Rugani. In the 67th minute, Keane Jr. replaced Morata.
In the 89th minute, Bonucci made a long pass from the back and Keane Jr. received a clever pass from Sandro. Juventus reversed 2-1.
Winning the game, Juve 34 have 66 points and are still fourth in the Serie A table, but only one point behind third-place Napoli and eight points ahead of fifth-place Roma. It can be said that it is worry-free to keep the Champions League qualification, and it is still sitting on the four sides.