Sampdoria vs Juventus, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ACristiano Ronaldo nets Juventus winner on record night for Gianluigi Buffon
A superb Cristiano Ronaldo header sent Juventus three points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 victory at Sampdoria on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
- 5': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 10': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 10': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Hand ball by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
- 16': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Sandro with a cross.
- 17': Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
- 18': Attempt missed. Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeison Murillo with a cross.
- 19': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Juventus 1. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 20': Offside, Sampdoria. Gastón Ramírez tries a through ball, but Gianluca Caprari is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 31': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 31': Attempt missed. Alex Sandro (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Merih Demiral (Juventus).
- 33': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 35': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Juventus 1. Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 39': Alex Ferrari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).
- 43': Foul by Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria).
- 43': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Sandro with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2.
- 47': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 47': Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 47': Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alex Ferrari.
- 48': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alex Ferrari.
- 50': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Fabio Depaoli because of an injury.
- 53': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 53': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 55': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez with a headed pass.
- 56': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 58': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 59': Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Sampdoria).
- 61': Jeison Murillo (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Sampdoria. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 62': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 62': Attempt saved. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo.
- 62': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 62': Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 66': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
- 66': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Miralem Pjanic.
- 68': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 69': Attempt missed. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Murru with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 70': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 75': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 76': Substitution, Sampdoria. Tommaso Augello replaces Nicola Murru.
- 76': Foul by Merih Demiral (Juventus).
- 76': Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Merih Demiral (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
- 79': Attempt missed. Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 80': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Karol Linetty (Sampdoria).
- 82': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Alex Sandro because of an injury.
- 83': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Juventus).
- 83': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 84': Attempt missed. Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Douglas Costa (Juventus).
- 85': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Jeison Murillo (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 89': Offside, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria).
- 90'+2': Merih Demiral (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second yellow card to Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria) for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 90'+3': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Sampdoria).
- 90'+6': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 90'+7': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 90'+7': Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2.
Statistics
JUV |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 70.7 | Possession | 29.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 646 | Accurate Passes | 208 |
| 735 | Passes | 295 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 23,136
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Sampdoria (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 25 | Alex Ferrari |
| 29 | Nicola Murru |
| 21 | Yaison Murillo |
| 7 | Karol Linetty |
| 18 | Morten Thorsby |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 12 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 11 | Gastón Ramírez |
Juventus (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 28 | Merih Demiral |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 13 | Danilo |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 21 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
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