Paulo Dybala contributed one goal when Juventus beat his guests Udinese in the Serie A continuation which took place at the Allianz Stadium, Turin, Saturday (15/1/2022).
This victory is important to encourage Juventus, who previously lost to Inter Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana final. The addition of three points from this match makes Juventus’ position safe in fifth place in the Italian Serie A standings with 41 points from 22 matches. Meanwhile, Udinese, which has played 20 times, must be willing to settle in 14th place with 20 points.
At the beginning of the first half, Juventus, who appeared in front of their own supporters, seemed to be playing cautiously. Juventus chose to play the ball casually. Meanwhile, Udinese also had the opportunity to play the ball with one or two passes. Juventus successfully scored the first goal in the 19th minute. This goal was created thanks to Moise Kean’s pass to Paulo Dybala in the penalty box to fire a shot that goes to the left side of the goal.
In the 22nd minute, Weston McKennie almost doubled Juventus’s advantage. It’s just that, the bait into the penalty box can be driven by a Udinese defender. Until the 30th minute, the game went hard. The midfield and defenders of both teams were willing to tackle each other to stop the attack. Arthur from Juventus was given a yellow card for a hard foul that the referee saw clearly.
In fact, Tolgay Arslan had asked for a medical treatment after suffering bruising due to the clash. Then, Gabriele Cioffi, who was actually in the Udinese player’s seat, was also sentenced to a yellow card for unsportsmanlike treatment. In the 34th minute, it was Brandon Soppy’s turn to be shown a yellow card for a late tackle. Arthur had to be checked by the medical team to ensure his condition after being a victim of the tackle.
Dybala’s chances after receiving a pass to fire a long-range shot have also not yielded a goal. The kick deviated slightly over the goal. The first half ended with the score 1-0 in favor of Juventus.
Early in the second half, Udinese dominated the match until the 60th minute. Udinese several times launched attacks through Arslan, Deulofeu, Walace. However, each of these opportunities could be driven away by Juve players or missed the target. After that Juventus just started to intensify attacks. Cuadrado who kicked the ball towards the top of the goal can be bounced off by Daniele Padelli.
Dybala got an accurate pass to the edge of the penalty box in the 65th minute. Unfortunately his shot deviated slightly across the left post. Two minutes later, McKennie crossed one of his teammates in the penalty box, but the Udinese defender managed to block it.
Juventus could only double their advantage when the game was almost entered the last ten minutes. Thanks to substitute Mattia De Sciglio’s crossing from the left, the unmarked McKennie managed to head the ball into the net. Until the long whistle signaling the end of the second half, the score remained 2-0 for Juventus’ advantage.
