Juventus vs Spezia, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus bolster top-four push with win over Spezia
A first-half goal from Alvaro Morata was enough to give Juventus a 1-0 victory at home to Spezia in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
- 4': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 5': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 5': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
- 5': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
- 6': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Pellegrini with a cross.
- 7': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
- 8': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 8': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
- 12': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 13': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 16': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 16': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Arthur (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 18': Offside, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Adrien Rabiot is caught offside.
- 20': Offside, Juventus. Danilo tries a through ball, but Manuel Locatelli is caught offside.
- 21': Goal! Juventus 1, Spezia 0. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 23': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 33': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur.
- 34': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 40': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 40': Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Danilo.
- 43': Attempt missed. Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 43': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 44': Offside, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
- 45': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Spezia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Spezia 0.
- 46': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
- 46': Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 48': Offside, Spezia. Daniele Verde tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer with a cross.
- 52': Attempt saved. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Juventus).
- 54': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 54': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Martin Erlic (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
- 55': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvador Ferrer.
- 57': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 57': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 60': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Daniele Rugani.
- 61': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Juventus).
- 61': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 63': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Luca Pellegrini.
- 67': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus).
- 67': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 71': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 75': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Viktor Kovalenko replaces Rey Manaj.
- 76': Substitution, Spezia. Mehdi Bourabia replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 79': Attempt saved. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Kovalenko.
- 80': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus).
- 80': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 82': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt missed. Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 85': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 85': Salvador Ferrer (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 86': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 88': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniele Verde.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia).
- 90'+3': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Spezia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 1, Spezia 0.
Statistics
 SPE |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 513 |
| 438 | Passes | 579 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 9 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 26,475
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 26,475
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
| 4 | Juventus | 25 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 17 | Luca Pellegrini  |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 27 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | Dusan Vlahovic |
Spezia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 33 | Kevin Agudelo |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 10 | Daniele Verde |
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