At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 8, the 19th round of Serie A in the 2023-24 season ushered in a key battle: Salernitana VS Juventus.
At present, in Serie A, the only one who can compete with Inter Milan for the league championship trophy is the former Serie A overlord Juventus.
And the vice-squad leader Salernitana wants to stay in Serie A, I am afraid it will not be easy. The team's strength is limited, and the biggest star is their head coach, 50-year-old Inzaghi.
In the Serie A standings before the game, Juventus ranked second with 43 points in 18 games, 13 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, 5 points behind the leader Inter Milan with 1 round less, and 4 points more than AC Milan in third. Salernitana 18 games, 2 wins, 6 draws, 10 losses, 12 points at the bottom, 1 round less than 1 round behind the seventeenth Cagliari outside the relegation zone 3 points, if you want to escape the relegation zone, unless you beat Juventus in this round, one of Inzaghi's career parent teams, but can you do it?
Yes, Juventus started the 352 formation, Yildiz and Vlahovic partnered in the front, midfielders Kostic, Rabiot, Kaviglia, McKennie, Weah Jr., three central defenders Danilo, Bremmer, Gatti, and goalkeeper Szczesny. The starting eleven is worth a total of 250 million euros.
Salernitana also started in a 352 formation, with Simi and Chaona as two forwards, midfielders Bradaric, Edreva, Legovski, Marjore, and Sambia, three central defenders Fazio, Guillaumber, Daniliuk, and goalkeeper Kostil. The total value of the starting eleven is only 31.3 million euros.
Inzaghi's family is still too thin.
In the 39th minute, Shauna took the ball on the right side of the penalty area and crossed, and Maggiore, who was inserted in front, volleyed near the penalty spot, and the ball scored! Salernitana led Juventus 1:0.
In the 48th minute, Rabiot crossed from the left side, and Yildiz headed the goal, but the top was deflected.
In the 53rd minute, Margiore brought down Rabiot while defending in the middle of the field, received a second yellow card, and was sent off after two yellows turned into one red. Saranitana played one less, and the situation fell into passivity, which also gave Juventus a chance to turn around.
In the 60th minute, Juventus counter-attacked in front, and Vlahovic shot wide near the penalty spot.
In the 65th minute, Weah Jr. crossed from the right side, Vlahovic missed the shot, there was a mistake, and Iling met the ball with a burst shot, and there were! Juventus tied the score at 1:1.
In the 67th minute, Bradaric won the ball on the left and suddenly shot from a distance, which was saved by Szczesny.
Heading into stoppage time, Danilo played the ball into the box after a successful counter-attack on the right, and Vlahovic in front of goal scored with a header. Juventus beat Salernitana 2-1.
At the end of the campaign, Juventus accumulated 46 points from 19 games, still ranked second in the Serie A standings, and continued to close the leader Inter Milan with a difference of 2 points.