Juventus vs Spezia, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie AMilik scores late goal as Juve earn 2-0 win over Spezia
A superb free kick by Dusan Vlahovic and a brilliant late goal by Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a 2-0 home win over Spezia in Serie A on Wednesday
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Emil Holm (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Moise Kean (Juventus).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
- 8': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
- 8': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Goal! Juventus 1, Spezia 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 11': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
- 11': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Hand ball by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
- 16': Offside, Spezia. Petko Hristov tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 20': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 26': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 27': Attempt missed. Bremer (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 29': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 36': Foul by Petko Hristov (Spezia).
- 36': Moise Kean (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 39': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 40': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Bremer.
- 43': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia Perin replaces Wojciech Szczesny because of an injury.
- 44': Attempt blocked. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Holm.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 45': Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Spezia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Spezia 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
- 48': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 48': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 53': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 54': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Substitution, Juventus. Filip Kostic replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 54': Substitution, Juventus. Ángel Di María replaces Moise Kean.
- 58': Foul by Filip Kostic (Juventus).
- 58': Petko Hristov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 60': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 60': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 63': David Strelec (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 65': Filip Kostic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
- 66': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Petko Hristov.
- 66': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross.
- 66': Hand ball by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 67': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 70': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 71': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 72': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Simone Bastoni.
- 73': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Emil Holm (Spezia).
- 73': Emil Holm (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Filip Kostic (Juventus).
- 73': Petko Hristov (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Juventus. Federico Gatti tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 75': Offside, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but David Strelec is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 76': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 77': Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 83': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 84': Foul by Ángel Di María (Juventus).
- 84': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Spezia. Leandro Sanca replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
- 85': Substitution, Spezia. Mikael Ellertsson replaces Emil Holm.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Bremer.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 86': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Danilo.
- 88': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 90': Attempt missed. Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
- 90'+1': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Spezia).
- 90'+2': Goal! Juventus 2, Spezia 0. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Spezia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 2, Spezia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 2, Spezia 0.
Statistics
 SPE |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 49.3 | Possession | 50.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 447 | Passes | 467 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 51 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 12 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 35,709
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 35,709
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
Juventus (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 15 | Federico Gatti |
| 2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 20 | Fabio Miretti |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
Spezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 15 | Petko Hristov |
| 24 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni  |
| 6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 2 | Emil Holm |
| 18 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
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