Colpaccio Empoli, Juventus 1-0 knockout at the 'Stadium'

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August 28, 2021A point in two games: it is the roadmap of Juventus, which collects the home defeat at the hands of Empoli, after the draw immediately in the comeback in Udine in the opening match.

At the 'Stadium' the Tuscans pass 1-0 and plunge Allegri's team into an identity crisis, already manifested with the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the other advance on Saturday evening of the second day of the championship, Fiorentina won 2-1 at the expense of Torino, the second knockout in a row.

Sensational at the 'Stadium' one would have said in other times. The Tuscans show that the home defeat suffered by Lazio on the first day was a hiccup. In Allegri's 4-3-3, the offensive trident is formed by Cuadrado, Dybala and Chiesa. Andreazzoli fielded the 4-3-1-2, with Bajrami behind the strikers Mancuso and Cutrone.

Juve immediately dangerous with a foray of the Church, but Vicar is on good guard. At 10 'Szczęsny has to slip out of the area to anticipate Bandinelli after defensive inattention. The Church-Vicar duel is renewed at 12 ', the goalkeeper of the Azzurri wins again with a diving detour. Unexpectedly Empoli passes in the 21st minute with Mancuso, quick to put an attempted shot by Cutrone on goal. At 24 'the former Milan tries again and puts out a little. The bianconeri seem to feel the pinch and Allegri redraws them with a 4-4-1-1, putting Chiesa wide on the right.

In the second half, Morata notes McKennier (46 '), then it is Bernardeschi's turn for Rabiot (55'), while at 66 'it is the turn of Locatelli for Bentancur and Kulusevski for Chiesa. Empoli continues to play their game without closing, while Juve has some problems of fluidity in the circulation of the ball. At 71 'two substitutes, Kulusevski and Locatelli, pack a good chance, but the blue slip ends just outside. Even the last Juventus attack on Empoli's goal bears the signature of Locatelli, but his shot at the invitation of Morata ends on the side.

Reassuring victory for the Viola, veterans of the Olimpico defeat with Roma. The grenades, on the other hand, need to clarify their ideas, collecting the second defeat in two games, after the one suffered at home by Atalanta. At the Italian 'Franchi' with 4-3-3, where Callejon, Vlahović and Gonzalez play forward. In Jurić's 3-4-2-1, Linetty and Sanabria joust in support of Belotti who returns from 1 '.

At 12 'Milenković headed from a corner committed Milinković-Savić. The grenade goalkeeper surpasses himself with a great intervention in the 38th minute to deny the goal to Callejon, author of a shot on the fly. Before the break the gigliati pass: Castrovilli finds Gonzalez in the area, shot by the Argentine striker who, thanks to a deviation by Djidji, mocked Milinković-Savić (41 '). Recovery. In the 49th minute he foils a goal from Bonaventura. The former Milan becomes the assistant of the Viola doubling when he hits a cross for Vlahović's winning detachment (69 '). Toro's goal came only in the 89th minute with Verdi, but it was too late to straighten out the game.