Spezia vs Juventus, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARonaldo scores twice on return from COVID-19 in Juve win
Cristiano Ronaldo made an immediate impact on his return from a COVID-19 infection on Sunday, scoring three minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Spezia. Simone Bastoni tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 11': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Julian Chabot (Spezia).
- 12': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Goal! Spezia 0, Juventus 1. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 16': VAR Decision: Goal Spezia 0-1 Juventus (Álvaro Morata).
- 17': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
- 17': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a through ball.
- 21': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 21': Tommaso Pobega (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Offside, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 25': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia).
- 25': Attempt saved. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 28': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 28': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
- 29': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Spezia).
- 29': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 32': Goal! Spezia 1, Juventus 1. Tommaso Pobega (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei.
- 33': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
- 36': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 39': Foul by Diego Farias (Spezia).
- 39': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
- 40': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Farias.
- 42': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 42': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Julian Chabot.
- 45'+2': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 45'+2': Julian Chabot (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Juventus 1.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Daniele Verde.
- 46': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Spezia).
- 46': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 47': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Julian Chabot.
- 48': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by M'Bala Nzola.
- 49': Foul by Julian Chabot (Spezia).
- 49': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Julian Chabot (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 53': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Danilo.
- 56': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Weston McKennie is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 59': Goal! Spezia 1, Juventus 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a through ball.
- 60': Attempt missed. Diego Farias (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 62': Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Weston McKennie.
- 63': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 63': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 64': Attempt saved. Julian Chabot (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo Bartolomei with a cross.
- 64': Offside, Spezia. Julian Chabot tries a through ball, but Kevin Agudelo is caught offside.
- 66': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Spezia).
- 67': Foul by Julian Chabot (Spezia).
- 67': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Goal! Spezia 1, Juventus 3. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 69': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 73': Attempt missed. Claudio Terzi (Spezia) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Spezia. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Diego Farias.
- 73': Substitution, Spezia. Cristian Dell'Orco replaces Julian Chabot.
- 74': Substitution, Spezia. Nahuel Estévez replaces Tommaso Pobega.
- 75': Penalty Juventus. Federico Chiesa draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Goal! Spezia 1, Juventus 4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Juventus. Gianluca Frabotta replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
- 78': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 81': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Nahuel Estévez (Spezia).
- 82': Offside, Spezia. Ivan Provedel tries a through ball, but M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
- 87': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Nahuel Estévez (Spezia).
- 87': Nahuel Estévez (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Offside, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Spezia. Ardian Ismajli replaces Claudio Terzi.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Ardian Ismajli (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nahuel Estévez (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Juventus 4.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Juventus 4.
Statistics
 JUV |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 494 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 560 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 6 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 9 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy
Venue: Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 22 | Jeff Chabot  |
| 19 | Claudio Terzi |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 8 | Matteo Ricci |
| 26 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 16 | Paolo Bartolomei |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 17 | Diego Farias |
| 31 | Daniele Verde |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 28 | Merih Demiral |
| 13 | Danilo |
| 16 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
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