In the early morning of December 31, Beijing time, the last match of the 18th round of Serie A was played between Juventus and Roma. In the first half, Juventus had the initiative and both teams had chances to score, with Cristante's shot hitting the post and Kostic's shot being cleared off the line by Ndicka.
In the 47th minute, Vlahovic assisted Rabiot with a backheel to score. In the 88th minute, Chiesa Jr.'s goal from an offside position was ruled invalid. In the end, Juventus won 1-0 at home to Roma.
【Highlights】
1. In the 4th minute, Cristante's strong shot was on the outside of the neutral post, and Roma almost took the lead.
2. In the 41st minute, in the face of Kostic's powerful shot, Patricio was powerless, and Ndicka moved quickly and saved with a magical header on the goal line.
3. Vlahovic showed a strong desire to attack, and in the entire first half, he completed 4 shots alone, which is equal to the entire Roma team.
4. After winning this game, Juventus fell behind Inter by 4 points after the end of the last round and only 2 points behind after the end of this round. Roma, on the other hand, was overtaken by Atalanta and dropped to 7th place, stretching the distance from the top four to 5 points.
5. Juventus won 1-0 again. After this game, Alagri left Carlo Ancelotti behind him and enjoyed the most 1-0 wins in the three-point era, setting a historical record.
【Wonderful Moment】
In the ninth minute, Dybala's shot from outside the box was deflected wide, but Lukaku gave him a thumbs up despite that.
In the 11th minute, Vlahovic ran wildly with the ball, and the Roma defenders couldn't hold it, and Vlahovic's shot was full of power and slightly higher.
In the 18th minute, Vlahovic leaned on Llorente, turned and shot in one go, and Mancini Jr. flew to block and saved the day.
In the 28th minute, Vlahovic, who was in excellent form, rose into the air from outside the box and shot sideways with a barb.
In the 31st minute, Dybala's outside instep bounced creatively, and the ball slid past the goal.
In the 47th minute, Juventus made a series of passes, Kostic instigated the attack, Vlahovic made a clever back-heel pass, and Rabiot scored in the near corner.
In the 70th minute, perhaps to prevent the ball from going wide, Dybala's long-range shot from outside the box controlled the power and failed to pose a threat to Szczesny.
In the 84th minute, Juventus played a quick counter-attack, Chiesa Jr. crossed, McKennie's shot was blocked by Patricio, and then the follow-up shot was deflected.
In the 88th minute, Chiesa scored from an offside position and the goal was invalidated.
【Player Rating】
【Lineup】
Juve starters: 1-Szczesny, 4-Gatti, 3-Bremer, 6-Danilo, 22-Weah, 16-McKennie, 5-Locatelli, 25-Rabiot, 11-Kostic (76'14-Milik), 15-Yildiz (65'7-Chiesa), 9-Vlahovic (76'17-Iling).
Juve subs: 36-Perrin, 23-Pinsorio, 13-Waison, 24-Rugani, 20-Miretti, 41-Kaviglia, 47-Boender.
Roma starters: 1-Patricio, 23-Mancini, 14-Llorente, 5-Ndicka, 43-R. Christensen, 4-Cristante, 16-Paredes (74'92-Shaarawy), 52-Bovey (64'7-Lorenzo Pellegrini), 59-Zalewski (79'17-Azmoun), 21-Dybala, 90-Lukaku.
Roma subs: 99 Svilar, 63 Bol, 37 Spinazzola, 61 Pisili, 20 Sanchez, 19 Celik, 2 Karlsdorp, 60 Pagano, 11 Belotti.