Cagliari vs Juventus, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AVlahovic pounces to earn Juventus comeback win at Cagliari
Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic pounced 15 minutes from time to earn Juventus a 2-1 comeback victory at Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Juventus. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Juan Cuadrado is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 2': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Dalbert (Cagliari).
- 4': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Matteo Lovato.
- 7': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 7': Matteo Lovato (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Goal! Cagliari 1, Juventus 0. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin following a fast break.
- 12': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 12': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 14': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria with a headed pass.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt saved. Denis Zakaria (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 19': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 23': Hand ball by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 23': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 25': VAR Decision: No Goal Cagliari 1-0 Juventus.
- 26': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 27': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 29': Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 31': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 32': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 32': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arthur.
- 34': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 35': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Giorgio Altare (Cagliari).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Juventus).
- 39': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 43': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 45': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
- 45': Goal! Cagliari 1, Juventus 1. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Cagliari 1, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 1, Juventus 1.
- 46': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Alessandro Deiola.
- 47': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 47': Offside, Juventus. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Giorgio Chiellini is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 49': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Juventus).
- 49': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 50': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 52': Hand ball by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
- 53': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 53': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 58': Substitution, Cagliari. Marko Rog replaces Dalbert because of an injury.
- 59': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Juventus).
- 60': Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari).
- 62': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Cagliari).
- 64': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 64': Matteo Lovato (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 68': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 68': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 71': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 72': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 72': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 74': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by João Pedro (Cagliari).
- 75': Goal! Cagliari 1, Juventus 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Adam Obert replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 79': Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 81': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 84': Foul by Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari).
- 84': Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
- 86': Substitution, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Raoul Bellanova (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
- 90'+1': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 90'+1': Keita Baldé (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Giorgio Altare.
- 90'+2': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Juventus).
- 90'+2': Marko Rog (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cagliari 1, Juventus 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 1, Juventus 2.
Statistics
 JUV |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.7 | Possession | 40.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 226 |
| 487 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 13,437
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 13,437
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
| 2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 66 | Matteo Lovato |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 15 | Giorgio Altare |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis  |
| 12 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 17 | Luca Pellegrini |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 28 | Denis Zakaria |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 7 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
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