Juventus were held to a 2-2 draw by Fiorentina in a fierce 90-minute duel. The Bianconeri failed to maintain their lead and had to be satisfied with one point.
On Sunday, December 29, 2024, Juventus will face Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in the continuation of the 2024/2025 Serie A. This match is crucial for both teams who are competing tightly in the standings.
This time Juventus took the lead twice through Khepren Thuram’s brace (20′, 48′), but the visitors also equalized twice through goals from Moise Kean (38′) and Riccardo Sottil (87′).
This draw did not change the positions of the two teams in the Italian League standings. Fiorentina are in 5th place and Juventus are in 6th place, both with 32 points.
Juventus opened the scoring through Khephren Thuram’s action. The young midfielder brilliantly cut through the Fiorentina midfield and found a gap in the opposition defence, before unleashing a low shot that flew into the bottom corner.
However, Fiorentina responded immediately. Yacine Adli’s cross from the left was not handled properly by Pierre Kalulu, allowing Moise Kean to head home from close range. Kean, facing his former club, chose not to celebrate the goal out of respect.
Juventus were back in front shortly after the restart. This time, Thuram scored his second goal after receiving a ball from Koopmeiners that was deflected off Danilo Cataldi. With a calm finish, Thuram directed the ball into the far corner of the net.
Fiorentina did not give up. In a moment of pressure, Andrea Cambiaso slipped as he tried to clear the ball, giving Fiorentina a golden opportunity. The ball eventually fell to Riccardo Sottil, who did not hesitate to volley home to equalize.
David De Gea, who was in scintillating form throughout, made several crucial saves, including denying Dusan Vlahovic and Conceicao late on.
Khephren Thuram deserves to be named the best player or man of the match Juventus vs Fiorentina.
Thuram played as one of Juve’s central midfielders in this match. The difference is, he moved forward more often in this match in an offensive role.
Thuram recorded two shots and both became goals. He appeared solid in midfield with 86% accurate passes, including 7 passes into the final third area.
Interestingly, Thuram was also active in winning duels for the ball. He was involved in a total of 9 duels and won 6 of them.
Thuram’s actions and contributions were given a rating of 8.8 by FotMob, the highest among other players on the field.
