Juventus Defeats Verona to Maintain Position in Serie A Top Four
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Synopsis
On March 4, Juventus achieved a commanding 2-0 victory over Verona, marking a significant comeback after their recent Coppa Italia setback. This win keeps them firmly in the hunt for the Serie A title, just six points behind the leaders.
Key Takeaways
- Juventus' victory over Verona reaffirms their Serie A title aspirations.
- Locatelli and Cambiaso were pivotal in creating chances.
- Khephren Thuram opened the scoring with a powerful strike.
- Verona's disallowed goal highlights VAR's impact on the game.
- Montipo's goalkeeping was crucial in keeping Verona competitive.
Turin, March 4 (NationPress) Juventus bounced back to victory with a 2-0 triumph in the Serie A clash, following a challenging defeat in the Coppa Italia against Empoli last week.
The Bianconeri overcame Verona to achieve their fifth straight Serie A win, moving just six points from the top of the league and three points behind Atalanta, who they will face next on Sunday at the Allianz Stadium.
Juventus started aggressively, with Manuel Locatelli attempting a shot from distance in the 3rd minute, which went wide. Verona responded quickly in the 4th minute with Tomas Suslov, but Michele Di Gregorio was alert and dealt with the shot effectively.
The first significant chance for Juve came in the 13th minute when Andrea Cambiaso found Khephren Thuram in the box. He fired a shot, but Lorenzo Montipo made a stunning save. Shortly after, in the 19th minute, Kenan Yildiz struck from outside the area, but his effort deflected to Randal Kolo Muani, who failed to convert.
In the 35th minute, Juventus thought they had scored through Weston McKennie following a corner, but the goal was disallowed due to a challenge by Lloyd Kelly on Montipo. The Bianconeri kept pushing and nearly took the lead in the 40th minute through Yildiz, but the Verona keeper was once again impressive.
Despite Juventus' control, Verona caught them off guard with a counterattack and seemingly took the lead with a stunning strike from Suslov from 25 yards. However, after a VAR review, the goal was ruled out due to Davide Faraoni being offside.
In the 49th minute, Kolo Muani almost scored, but Montipo made yet another crucial save.
Continuing to apply pressure, Juventus finally broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute when Locatelli found Cambiaso, who delivered a perfect pass to Thuram, who unleashed a powerful right-footed strike to make it 1-0.
In the 82nd minute, Locatelli had another chance to extend the lead with a turning shot but was again thwarted by Montipo. Juventus pressed for a second goal, which came in the 90th minute: Montipo misplayed a clearance, allowing Alberto Costa to intercept and set up Samuel Mbangula, who found Teun Koopmeiners, and he calmly slotted the ball into the net.
After four minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle blew, sealing a victory for Juve.
