Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Juventus, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Spezia
  • 33': Emmanuel Gyasi
  • 49': Janis Antiste
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2 - 3
Juventus
  • 28': Moise Kean
  • 66': Federico Chiesa
  • 72': Matthijs de Ligt

Juventus earn first victory since Cristiano Ronaldo's exit with comeback win at Spezia

Matthijs de Ligt's second-half strike earned Juventus their first victory of the Serie A season at the fifth attempt, with a 3-2 win at Spezia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
  • 3': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
  • 5': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 7': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Petko Hristov.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 11': Hand ball by Moise Kean (Juventus).
  • 12': Hand ball by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean.
  • 14': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
  • 16': Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Kelvin Amian.
  • 19': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
  • 19': Petko Hristov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
  • 21': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
  • 27': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 28': Goal! Spezia 0, Juventus 1. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a headed pass.
  • 29': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 30': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 32': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Danilo.
  • 32': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
  • 33': Goal! Spezia 1, Juventus 1. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 37': Hand ball by Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia).
  • 38': Foul by Janis Antiste (Spezia).
  • 38': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 40': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 42': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 44': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 44': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Juventus 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Juventus 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 45': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 47': Hand ball by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 49': Goal! Spezia 2, Juventus 1. Janis Antiste (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore following a fast break.
  • 51': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
  • 51': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mehdi Bourabia.
  • 53': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 53': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 53': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 58': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
  • 59': Foul by Janis Antiste (Spezia).
  • 59': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Juventus. Álvaro Morata replaces Moise Kean.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 61': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jeroen Zoet.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Janis Antiste (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 66': Goal! Spezia 2, Juventus 2. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 67': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  • 68': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
  • 70': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
  • 72': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Kelvin Amian.
  • 72': Goal! Spezia 2, Juventus 3. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci following a corner.
  • 76': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
  • 77': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Daniele Verde.
  • 77': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Janis Antiste.
  • 77': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacopo Sala.
  • 82': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
  • 82': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacopo Sala with a cross.
  • 85': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
  • 85': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Spezia. Eddie Salcedo replaces Giulio Maggiore.
  • 87': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
  • 90'+2': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 90'+4': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 90'+4': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jacopo Sala.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
  • 90'+6': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Juventus 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Spezia 2, Juventus 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
15 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 6
60.2 Possession 39.8
26 SHOTS 10
9 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
439 Accurate Passes 272
514 Passes 346
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 5
29 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.5
70 Long Balls 53
52 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
9 Blocked Shots 2
18 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 4
9 Effective Clearances 26
9 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,700

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 34 +49 79
2 Napoli 35 +19 70
3 AC Milan 35 +19 67
4 Juventus 35 +28 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jeroen Zoet (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou Yellow Card
15 Petko Hristov
20 Simone Bastoni
27 Kelvin Amian
25 Giulio Maggiore
6 Mehdi Bourabia
21 Salvador Ferrer
22 Janis Antiste
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
10 Daniele Verde
Spezia Substitutes:
M'Bala Nzola, Nicolò Bertola, Rey Manaj, Ivan Provedel, Suf Podgoreanu, Jakub Kiwior, David Strelec, Eddie Salcedo, Jacopo Sala, Petar Zovko.

JUV Juventus (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
4 Matthijs de Ligt
19 Leonardo Bonucci
2 Mattia De Sciglio
6 Danilo
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
14 Weston McKennie
25 Adrien Rabiot
22 Federico Chiesa
18 Moise Kean
10 Paulo Dybala
Juventus Substitutes:
Federico Bernardeschi, Carlo Pinsoglio, Álvaro Morata, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Sandro , Mattia Perin, Dejan Kulusevski, Daniele Rugani, Juan Cuadrado, Luca Pellegrini, Manuel Locatelli.

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