Shrugging off the early hiccups, Juventus secured a 3-0 victory against Sassuolo in their opening game of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign.
Following a disappointing pre-season, Juventus needed a reaction from its players. However, the oppositions were not pushovers either, with Sassuolo looking to avenge their first-round Coppa Italia defeat to Modena.
The visitors started the game well, dictating the flow of the play. But after the first-half cooling break, Juve found their true colour, with an unusual snapshot from debutant รngel Di Marรญa befooling Andrea Consigli before finding the nets. The first blood was drawn, with the home side emerging as the beneficiary of the opening goal.ย
A shrewd piece of ball-shielding from Dusan Vlahoviฤ saw Sassuolo defender Gian Ferrari committing a foul on the Serbian striker inside the box, which resulted in a penalty. Vlahoviฤ took it and scored from it to extend the scoreline for the hosts. In the second half, Juventus kept up the flow and received the fruits for it, with Vlahoviฤ racking up a brace after converting a through ball from Di Marรญa into a well-finished goal.ย
In defence, Gleison Bremer impressed the spectators with his timely tackles and interceptions. The same could be said for Juve custodian Mattia Perin, who had a phenomenal game under the bar. Despite being pragmatic at times, Juventusโ attack did the job as Sassuolo encountered a 3-0 defeat in the first round of Serie A fixtures. Here are the player ratings from Juventusโ 3-0 victory against Sassuolo.
Juventus (4-3-3): Perin (8.5); Danilo (7), Bonucci (7), Bremer (8), Alex Sandro (6), Zakaria (7), Locatelli (7.5), McKennie (6), Cuadrado (6), Di Marรญa (9), Vlahoviฤ (9) | Substitutes: De Sciglio (6.5), Kostic (6), Miretti (6.5), Soulรฉ (N/A), Rovella (N/A)
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1): Consigli (6); Mรผldรผr (N/A), Ayhan (6), Ferrari (5), Rogรฉrio (5); Frattesi (6), Matheus Henrique (6), Thorstvedt (6), Kyriakopoulos (6), Berardi (5.5), Defrel (6) | Substitutes: Toljan (5.5), Raspadori (5.5), Pinamonti (6), Harroui (N/A), Ceรฏde (N/A)
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