Juventus vs SPAL, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ACristiano Ronaldo seals Juventus win over SPAL to keep pressure on Inter
Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus continue their unbeaten start to the Serie A season with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over struggling SPAL.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 4': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mirko Valdifiori with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Alessandro Murgia (SPAL).
- 4': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 6': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 8': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 9': Attempt missed. Sami Khedira (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Sami Khedira (Juventus).
- 14': Simone Missiroli (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, SPAL. Francesco Vicari tries a through ball, but Jacopo Sala is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriele Moncini.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jacopo Sala (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 19': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 20': Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Etrit Berisha (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 24': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
- 24': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 26': Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Juventus).
- 32': Foul by Sami Khedira (Juventus).
- 32': Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Sami Khedira (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 34': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 34': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 36': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 37': Foul by Nenad Tomovic (SPAL).
- 37': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Hand ball by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 43': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 43': Offside, Juventus. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 45': Goal! Juventus 1, SPAL 0. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sami Khedira.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 1, SPAL 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, SPAL 0.
- 46': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (SPAL).
- 46': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Nenad Tomovic (SPAL).
- 51': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 54': Attempt saved. Sami Khedira (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 54': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 55': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alessandro Murgia.
- 55': Foul by Igor Julio (SPAL).
- 55': Sami Khedira (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Igor Julio (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, SPAL. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Alessandro Murgia.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Gabriele Moncini (SPAL) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
- 58': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 58': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 60': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
- 61': Substitution, Juventus. Emre Can replaces Sami Khedira.
- 63': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL).
- 63': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
- 64': Simone Missiroli (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 67': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 67': Offside, Juventus. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 68': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 68': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 68': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 72': Substitution, SPAL. Marko Jankovic replaces Jacopo Sala.
- 74': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 74': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 76': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
- 76': Substitution, SPAL. Alberto Paloschi replaces Gabriele Moncini.
- 77': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 78': Goal! Juventus 2, SPAL 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 79': Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 81': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 81': Francesco Vicari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
- 82': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Emre Can (Juventus).
- 86': Offside, SPAL. Simone Missiroli tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Reca is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alberto Paloschi (SPAL).
- 90'+1': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 90'+2': Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Emre Can (Juventus).
- 90'+2': Emre Can (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
- 90'+4': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, SPAL 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 2, SPAL 0.
Statistics
 SPA |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 588 |
| 329 | Passes | 666 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 38,995
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 38,995
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 37 | +54 | 86 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 16 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 6 | Sami Khedira  |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
SPAL (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 23 | Francesco Vicari |
| 3 | Igor Julio |
| 40 | Nenad Tomovic |
| 6 | Mirko Valdifiori |
| 11 | Alessandro Murgia |
| 7 | Simone Missiroli |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 26 | Jacopo Sala |
| 9 | Gabriele Moncini |
| 37 | Andrea Petagna |
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