Juventus 4 - 1 Udinese: Finished | 2021-01-03 | Serie A

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Wojciech Szczesny	0	1	2

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Cristiano Ronaldo 31', 70'	2	1	3	0	2
Paulo Dybala 93'	1	0	3	2	2

Midfielders	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Rodrigo Bentancur	0	1	1	1	0
Federico Chiesa 74' 49'	1	0	3	1	1
Aaron Ramsey 74'	0	1	3	2	1
Weston McKennie 65'	0	0	0	2	0

Defenders	A	FC	FS
Danilo	1	0	0
Matthijs de Ligt	0	2	0
Alex Sandro 83'	0	1	0
Leonardo Bonucci 83'	0	1	1

Substitutes	FC	FS
Arthur 65'(Weston McKennie)	0	0
Dejan Kulusevski 74'(Aaron Ramsey)	1	0
Federico Bernardeschi 74'(Federico Chiesa)	1	0
Gianluca Frabotta 83'(Alex Sandro)	0	0
Giorgio Chiellini 83'(Leonardo Bonucci)	0	0
Alessandro Di Pardo	0	0
Nicolo Fagioli	0	0
Manolo Portanova	0	0
Cosimo Marco Da Graca	0	0
Merih Demiral	0	0
Gianluigi Buffon	-	-
Carlo Pinsoglio	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Juan Musso	0	4	6

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Kevin Lasagna 74'	0	0	1	0	1
Ignacio Pussetto 45'	0	0	1	2	1

Midfielders	G	SHO	FC	FS
Jens Stryger Larsen	0	2	0	0
Marvin Zeegelaar 90'	1	3	2	0
Rodrigo de Paul	0	1	2	2
Walace 81'	0	0	0	2
Roberto Pereyra 74'	0	0	0	1

Defenders	FC	FS
Samir	0	2
Kevin Bonifazi	0	0
Sebastien De Maio 64'	1	0

Substitutes	SHO	FC	FS
Fernando Forestieri 45'(Ignacio Pussetto)	1	1	1
Nahuel Molina 64'(Sebastien De Maio)	0	0	1
Rolando Mandragora 74'(Roberto Pereyra)	0	0	0
Ilija Nestorovski 74'(Kevin Lasagna)	0	0	0
Jean-Victor Makengo 81'(Walace)	0	0	0
Tolgay Arslan	0	0	0
Hidde ter Avest	0	0	0
Mamadou Coulibaly	0	0	0
Martin Palumbo	0	0	0
Simone Scuffet	0	-	-
Manuel Gasparini	0	-	-

90'+4'

That concludes our commentary of the Serie A fixture between Juventus and Udinese! We hope you enjoyed it!

90'+4'

Juve come out from a thrilling match with the three points and a 4-1 victory. The Bianconeri added to their advantage after the restart through Chiesa but were denied the chance to go up by three after Ramsey’s goal was waved away for handball. They were not to be held back for long, however, as Ronaldo doubled his tally and put the result beyond doubt in the 70th minute, before a late onslaught saw Zeegelaar make amends for hitting the woodwork and Dybala add further gloss for the hosts. A deserved victory takes Juve into fifth, while Udinese stay in 13th.

90'+4'

Juventus are in action again in midweek, when they travel to face leaders Milan. Udinese take to the pitch the same day, when they visit Bologna.

90'+4'

FULL-TIME: JUVENTUS 4-1 UDINESE.

90'+3'

Danilo gets himself onto the score sheet with an assist for Dybala's goal.

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DYBALA GETS HIMSELF A GOAL! 4-1! Musso is furious with his defence after a Danilo pass is allowed to casually roll between Udinese's centre-backs for Dybala to get onto. From there, a lovely scooped effort leaves the goalkeeper rooted to the spot as Juventus score a fourth!

90'+1'

The fourth official indicates three minutes will be added for stoppages.

90'

UDINESE FIND THEIR BREAKTHROUGH! Molina’s clever work down the flank gets him free of his marker, allowing him to roll a low cross into the six-yard box for Nestorovski. His touch is poked away by Szczesny for Zeegelaar, who finishes with aplomb! 3-1!

89'

Szczesny is in line for just his second clean sheet of the season in nine matches - which would equal Buffon for Juventus.

87'

Dybala takes a touch to set himself after receiving a great pass from Danilo, but the strike towards goal is wayward - failing to trouble the keeper.

85'

Udinese will certainly feel as though the match is gone, but they’re still pouring forward in an attempt to get a goal back. They’ve been better than the score suggests, having hit the woodwork twice.

83'

Alex Sandro gets the rest of the match off as Frabotta is sent on in his place.

83'

Chiellini replaces Bonucci as one veteran, experienced centre-back is on for another.

81'

Walace is replaced by Makengo with just under 10 minutes remaining.

78'

Udinese's De Paul has been involved in 40% of his team's shots in this Serie A season (30 shots & 33 chances created/158 shots), only Andrea Belotti (41%) has a higher percentage in the top-flight so far.

76'

Samir whips an inviting cross into the penalty area for Molina to attack, but Szczesny is off his line in a flash to make the save.

74'

One former Juventus player is on for another, as Mandragora is introduced in Pereyra's place.

74'

Udinese change things up in attack as Nestorovski replaces Lasagna.

74'

Ramsey's match is over after 74 minutes, as the former Arsenal midfielder is replaced by Kulusevski.

74'

Bernardeschi replaces Chiesa as Pirlo looks to give his winger a rest.

72'

ZEEGELAAR HITS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CROSSBAR! Juventus’ defenders are all over the place following their third goal, allowing Pereyra, Forestieri and Zeegelaar to pour into the penalty area and queue up for a chance at goal.The pass eventually filters through for the wing-back, who smashes his uncontested effort off the woodwork and out!

70'

JUVENTUS FIND THEIR THIRD! Samir’s lazy pass in midfield is intercepted by Bentancur, who immediately sends Ronaldo into the penalty area with a leading ball. The Portugal international takes a touch to set himself before dispatching a low, side-footed effort into the bottom corner! 3-0!

70'

Bentancur's tenacity to win the ball back goes rewarded, as it's his assist that led to Juventus' third.

67'

Juventus are still looking for goals as Chiesa comes forward once again, finding Dybala in space and prompting the forward to push on. They’re not happy with just two as Pirlo continues to urge his side from the touchline.

65'

Juventus make a change as Arthur replaces McKennie in midfield.

64'

Molina replaces De Maio with 25 minutes remaining.

64'

De Ligt slides into a rash challenge in midfield in order to prevent a counter-attack, but he catches his man and receives a yellow card for the tackle.

63'

Pereyra finds Zeegelaar down the left flank, but the wing-back’s low delivery is deflected before popping right into Szczesny’s grateful hands.

61'

Juve take the set-piece towards the back post for Bonucci, but he’s only able to put a weak header off-target.

59'

Samir and Musso get their signals crossed during what should have been a routine backpass from the centre-back following Chiesa’s cross, but the defender sends the pass right out of bounds for a corner-kick.

56'

Another tight call goes against the striker as VAR has now removed two goals - one from either side. De Paul and Ramsey will both feel unlucky, but the latter can’t be too disappointed as his side are firmly in control.

45'+3'

Juventus enter the half-time interval leading Udinese by 1-0, thanks to Ronaldo’s rocket finish after 31 minutes. Udinese thought they had opened the scoring after just 10 minutes thanks to a De Paul poke, but it was wiped away after VAR intervention for a handball on the goal scorer in the build-up. It was their only real chance of the match, as the visitors found it extremely difficult to keep the ball. Despite the score, it’s all there to play for as the Bianconeri have not looked their imposing best and could allow their opponents to get back into the contest.

49'

Ronaldo adds to his earlier goal with an assist - sending a pass through the Udinese defence for Chiesa.

49'

CHIESA MAKES IT 2-0! Just a minute after seeing his strike at goal saved, he finds the back of the net - latching onto a throughball from Ronaldo hit with the outside of his foot and sending a left-footed effort past Musso at the far corner!

45'+2'

With a wealth of options to choose from, Pirlo must first decide whether to look for a second goal or hold what they already have. With defenders like Demiral and Chiellini available, Juventus will certainly have the option of sitting back and soaking up pressure - especially should they introduce Kulusevski to provide pace going forward. For the visitors, former Juventus midfielder Mandragora could have an influence, playing passes forward for the isolated Lasagna.

48'

Chiesa has a strike at goal after receiving a pass in a central position - sending his effort between three defenders. It’s a good hit, but a stooping Musso is able to make the block.

45'+2'

HALF-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-0 UDINESE.

46'

Juventus get the match restarted from the kick-off!

46'

Udinese make a change at half-time, as Pussetto is recalled to the bench after sustaining an injury at the end of the first half. Forestieri is his replacement.

45'+1'

The fourth official indicates two minutes will be added for stoppages.

45'

Play is brought to a half momentarily for Pussetto - who appears to have injured himself inside Juve's penalty area in pursuit of the ball. The forward is walking off gingerly, but he should be okay to continue.

43'

Juventus have found the net in each of their last nine Serie A games against Udinese; indeed, the last time the Friulians kept a clean sheet against Juve was in August 2015 with Orestis Karnezis as goalkeeper.

41'

Udinese are forced to pass it around their own penalty area as Juventus come forward in numbers to press, but it's evaded thanks to a risky-yet-clever chipped pass from Musso.

39'

WHAT A SAVE! Ramsey stumbles into the penalty area and gets the ball out from under his feet - whacking a shot at goal which sends Musso diving across his goalline to make the one-handed stop!

37'

The set-piece is teased into the penalty area but Samir uses his stature to clear the ball confidently.

35'

Zeegelaar catches Chiesa’s ankle and sends the winger down in a heap. Juventus are awarded a free-kick in a great position to cross.

33'

An awkward tackle from McKennie inside Udinese’s half lands the United States international in hot water with the referee - he’s booked for the infringement.

31'

Ramsey’s ball-winning poke is the assist on Ronaldo’s goal - as the intervention both won back possession and sent the goal-scorer on his way!

31'

JUVENTUS TAKE THE LEAD! Ramsey pokes possession away from De Paul following a lax throw-in, which plays Ronaldo into the penalty area. From there, the Portugal international cuts inside and smashes a strike high into the net! 1-0!

30'

Another short-corner routine from the Bianconeri leads to a dangerous far-post cross, but Bentancur is unable to find Bonucci as Udinese clear it out of their penalty area.

28'

Unable to pass back to his goalkeeper due to Ronaldo’s work rate, De Maio gets temporarily trapped on the touchline with both Chiesa and Dybala descending. A nifty backheel from the centre-back allows him to escape the danger, but Samir is still charged with making something happen in-possession.

26'

Ronaldo looks to counter-attack after Larsen’s pass in midfield is intercepted, but Chiesa receives a pass and holds up play; allowing the Udinese defence to get back and reassemble.

24'

Dybala rolls the free-kick to a team-mate in order to set him up for a strike, before whacking an effort towards goal which takes a deflection off of the wall on its way comfortably through for Musso.

23'

Zeegelaar puts a leg up high to clear the ball from Dybala’s control but he takes the Juventus forward down instead - giving the Bianconeri a chance to strike at goal from the free-kick.

21'

Ramsey gets on the end of a beautiful one-two passing move with Ronaldo and finds himself in the penalty area, but he’s unable to bring the ball under his control as Bonifazi is able to whack it away momentarily.

19'

Juventus try a short-corner of their own which is whipped in by Dybala, but there’s not a team-mate in the area to attack the delivery before Musso wins his side a free-kick.

17'

Ronaldo decides to have a strike from distance instead of looking to play through the defence, but the effort is blocked and popped up for an easy catch for the goalkeeper.

15'

Juventus have dominated possession since the goal was chalked off, looking to stabilise after being opened up in defence. Udinese are doing well to close down space in midfield though - preventing the hosts an easy opportunity to storm Musso’s net.

13'

After a run of five wins against Udinese in Serie A, Juventus lost their most recent match in July - the Friulians have not had two wins in a row against the current Italian champions since 1962.

11'

Udinese take the lead through De Paul after Lasagna’s accurate cross found the midfielder in space inside the penalty area, but after a VAR review - the goal is waved off due to a handball in the build-up! The hosts will certainly feel aggrieved!

9'

A nice short-corner routine between De Paul and Pereyra gets the former free on the edge of the penalty area - where he floats a cross to Pussetto at the far post. It’s a good delivery and good contact with the head from the striker - but Szczesny catches easily.

7'

The first yellow card of the match goes the way of Chiesa, who can’t believe his luck. There appeared to be a bit of hand-fighting between the winger and Lasagna - with the Juventus player deemed the responsible party.

6'

De Maio catches Dybala extremely late with a challenge across the thigh, sending the Juventus forward to the turf. It’s a free-kick for Juve in midfield as the Udinese centre-back escapes without a booking.

5'

Ronaldo drives at Larsen and cuts inside on the edge of the 18-yard box from the left, driving a shot towards goal which rolls just wide of Musso’s target.

3'

Attacking down the right to start the match, Juve are finding little joy as Chiesa is forced to return the ball back to De Ligt in defence after Udinese close down quickly.

1'

Udinese get the match underway from the kick-off!

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Udinese make two changes of their own from the side that lost 2-0 to Benevento on December 23. Rodrigo Becao makes way for De Maio in defence, while Arslan drops to the bench to allow Walace to anchor the midfield.

1'

Juventus make two changes from their XI that lost 3-0 to Fiorentina last time out. Juan Cuadrado misses the match due to suspension which allows Danilo to step into defence, while Dybala partners Ronaldo instead of Alvaro Morata.

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UDINESE SUBS: Fernando Forestieri, Ilija Nestorovski, Hidde Ter Avest, Nahuel Molina, Tolgay Arslan, Martin Palumbo, Rolando Mandragora, Jean-Victor Makengo, Simone Scuffet, Manuel Gasparini, Mamadou Coulibaly.

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UDINESE XI (3-5-2): Juan Musso; Sebastien De Maio, Kevin Bonifazi, Samir; Jens Stryger Larsen, Rodrigo De Paul, Walace, Roberto Pereyra, Marvin Zeegelaar; Kevin Lasagna, Ignacio Pussetto.

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JUVENTUS SUBS: Giorgio Chiellini, Arthur, Merih Demiral, Carlo Pinsoglio, Federico Bernardeschi, Dejan Kulusevski, Gianluigi Buffon, Cosimo Marco Da Graca, Nicolo Fagioli, Alessandro Di Pardo, Manolo Portanova.

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JUVENTUS XI (3-5-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs De Ligt, Danilo; Alex Sandro, Aaron Ramsey, Rodrigo Bentancur, Weston McKennie, Federico Chiesa; Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala.

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With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with the hosts!

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Udinese haven't managed a win in their last three games after going on a run of three consecutive victories in Serie A; a streak that has them in 13th place. A perilous four points outside of the relegation zone but with two games in-hand, the Friuli club are looking at another season of consolidation in midtable.

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Juventus return from their holiday and take to the pitch looking to make amends for their shock 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina 12 days ago. The Bianconeri sit seventh in the table with 24 points, but have played fewer matches than all of their rivals above them, and can go into fifth position with a win.

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