Spezia vs Juventus, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus 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
 JUV |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,700
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 29 | +42 | 68 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 29 | +23 | 60 |
| 3 | Napoli | 29 | +15 | 59 |
| 4 | Como | 29 | +26 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou  |
| 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 |
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 |
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