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Player ratings: Bologna 0-1 Juventus – Cabal seals crucial six-pointer Juventus have Juan Cabal to thank after picking up a vital three points in a 1-0 victory away against Bologna in Serie A on Sunday evening. ............ Bologna 0-1 Juventus: Player ratings! Bologna: Ravaglia 6; Zortea 6 (De Silvestri 5.5), Heggem 4, Lucumi 6 (Bernardeschi n/a), Miranda 6; Moro 6 (Holm 6), Pobega 6; Orsolini 6.5, Ferguson 6 (Sulemana 5.5), Cambiaghi 5.5; Dallinga 5.5 (Castro 5.5). Best Bologna player: Orsolini 6.5 – ............ Coach: Vincenzo Italiano 6 – ............ Juventus: Di Gregorio 6.5; Kalulu 6, Kelly 6.5, Koopmeiners 6 (Bremer 6); McKennie 6, Thuram 6, Locatelli 6, Cambiaso 5.5 (Cabal 7); Conceicao 6.5 (Miretti n/a), Yildiz 7, David 6 (Openda 6.5). Best Juventus player: Cabal 7 – Two goals in six Serie A appearances for the Colombian now. Immediate impact off the bench on Sunday evening, evading his marker to claim a free header in the middle of the Bologna penalty area. That was a big confidence boost to begin his evening. Coach: Luciano Spalletti 6.5 – That was a big six-pointer in the race for Champions League football, and the perfect way to bounce back after a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Napoli last time out in Serie A. Had Juventus been a touch more clinical, that would have been a slightly more flattering scoreline. Still, managed the game well after going ahead, even if their life was made easier with Heggem’s sending off. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/player-ratings-bologna-0-1-juventus-cabal-seal/

Bologna 0-1 Juventus: Spalletti’s substitutions worked a charm Juventus bounced back from last week’s defeat in Naples by edging past Bologna thanks to a solitary second-half strike from Juan Cabal. Luciano Spalletti kept his 3-4-2-1 system, with Jonathan David spearheading the lineup, supported by Kenan Yildiz and Francisco Conceicao. In midfield, Khephren Thuram connected with Manuel Locatelli, while Weston McKennie and Andrea Cambiaso started on the wings. ............ Bologna were the better side in the opening minutes, but Michele Di Gregorio produced a double save to prevent an early goal. ............ Juventus thought they had broken the deadlock in the 35th minute, when Federico Ravaglia’s attempted clearance was blocked by McKennie, who unselfishly laid it into David’s path. The Canadian scored with a simple tap-in, but the goal was disallowed for an offside on McKennie in the buildup. ............ Juventus eventually found the breakthrough in the second half from an unexpected source. Yildiz’s promising shot was blocked by Torbjørn Heggem, but he made amends from the ensuing corner kick. The Turk played a give-and-go with Conceicao before sending a sublime cross to the box that was met by Juan Cabal, whose low header left Ravaglia stranded. The Colombian wasn’t the only second-half introduction who made a swift impact, as fellow substitute Lois Openda was equally effective. The Belgian striker won an aerial ball against Hegem and charged towards Ravaglia’s goal, forcing the Norwegian defender to bring him down from the back. The referee had no other choice but to show the latter a straight red that left Bologna with a man down. Afterwards, it was all Juventus, but Yildiz and Openda wasted a few glorious opportunities to double the visitors’ lead. ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/bologna-0-1-juventus-spallettis-substitutions-worked-a-charm/

Serie A | Bologna 0-1 Juventus: Cabal conquers the Dall’Ara for climb to fifth Juan Cabal came off the bench to snatch all three points for Juventus against 10 men, continuing the dire Bologna record in this fixture, and leapfrogging them into fifth place. This was a direct battle for position, as the Rossoblu were two points ahead in the table. Juve lost last week to Napoli, but boosted their Champions League chances in a midweek win over Pafos. ............ Juve were unbeaten at the Dall’Ara since November 1998 and hadn’t lost to Bologna at all since a 2-0 result in February 2011. ............ There was an early double Michele Di Gregorio save, first on Tommaso Pobega’s acrobatic flick from a free kick, then the Riccardo Orsolini follow-up at the back post. Orsolini’s trademark curler was smothered and Teun Koopmeiners was booked so will be suspended next week against Roma. ............ Juventus had the ball in the net on 36 minutes when David flicked on a long ball for McKennie, who won the ricochet off on-rushing Ravaglia and generously rolled across for the Canadian to deposit into an empty net. However, McKennie was offside on the initial flick. ............ Yet Bologna had a huge chance on the stroke of half-time, as Orsolini’s inspired disguised pass released Nadir Zortea to thump his finish against the underside of the bar from a tight angle with Di Gregorio just getting his fingertips to it. ............ Juventus finally found a breakthrough when Kenan Yildiz saw his control and strike deflected inches over by Heggem. The resulting corner was taken short for a Kenan Yildiz cross that found substitute Juan Cabal for a totally free header from six yards. ............ The situation went from bad to worse for the hosts, as soon after Heggem got caught out by a long Di Gregorio ball and bundled Lois Openda over outside the area for a straight red card. There was more good news for Juventus, as Gleison Bremer made his comeback for the final 15 minutes, the first appearance since the meniscus injury on September 27. Conceicao had penalty appeals rejected after running into Lucumi’s arm, infuriating the defender, while Federico Bernardeschi’s effort failed to trouble Di Gregorio. Ravaglia kept the scoreline down with a great one-handed save on Openda’s daisy-cutter from 12 yards on the Cabal lay-off, then Openda fired another promising opportunity over in stoppages. ............ . . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/serie-a-bologna-0-1-juventus-cabal-conquers/

Bremer makes first Juventus appearance in 78 days but Spalletti loses another defender Gleison Bremer has marked his return from injury after a spell of 78 days on the sideline, but Luciano Spalletti will now have to do without another one of his centre-back options when the Bianconeri take on Roma in a huge Serie A clash next weekend. ............ He had not featured for Juventus since Juventus’s 1-1 draw with Atalanta on September 27, but, 78 days later, has come on as a second-half substitute during Juventus’s Serie A match against Bologna. ............ While Bremer is now back, Teun Koopmeiners, who has regularly filled in at centre-back since Spalletti came in, will not be available to face Roma in Serie A next week. He picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Bologna and will now have to serve a one-match ban. Federico Gatti is also out injured, which leaves Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu, Bremer and Daniele Rugani, who has only recently returned to training himself as his natural centre-back options for Roma on Saturday. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/bremer-back-juventus-lose-another-defender/

Chiellini reassuring to Juventus: ‘Agnelli family, Thuram and Yildiz going nowhere’ Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini reassures the Agnelli family and the club are ‘one and the same,’ while Khephren Thuram and Kenan Yildiz are going nowhere. ............ “I won’t talk about Frattesi, as that’s a lack of respect towards Inter. What I can say without doubt is that Thuram will remain a Juventus player. He has done really well in the year and a half he’s been with us and we have no intention of letting him go,” Chiellini said. ............ President John Elkann stating the club’s values were ‘not for sale.’ “They were important words, strong words, but for those who know the atmosphere, they were not surprising. When we think of the Agnelli family, we think of Juventus, and vice versa. They are one and the same. That’s how it has always been and that’s how it will be in future,” added Chiellini. “So there’s nothing more to say other than we will build Juve back to the strength they had in the past and will again in the future. There are values at Juventus that get passed from generation to generation, but we also look to the future. “It has unfortunately been five years since we last won the Scudetto, we feel the responsibility of that, but it takes nothing away from our confidence going into the future. Above all, the owners and Juventus are a single insoluble entity.” ............ If the club had been sold, would Chiellini still have been dealing with negotiations for the new Kenan Yildiz contract? “I haven’t the foggiest idea, but that’s not an issue I will need to think about! Kenan is an important player, he has a long contract, it’s not a situation that gets sorted out in a week. The important thing is that we both want to carry on together, his contract doesn’t expire in six months, so there’s no rush, but we want to improve the contract so it is suited to his status.” ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/chiellini-reassuring-juventus-agnelli-thuram/

Guardalinee inutili

Su il rosso per Sulemana

Miretti per Conceicao

Entra zebrotto o Miretti

Cabal fa schifo

Bernardeschi non é piú biondo

Openda combattente

Fuori Lucumi il pazzo

Lucumi é impazzito

I felsinei si arrangiano come possono contro Kenan

Esce il Platini olandese

Ecco Bremer

Koopmeiners non é Platini

Qua ci voleva Platini

Bologna in 10

Gol di Yildiz praticamente

JUAN CABAL 0-1

Kenan quasi gol

Dicono a radio Bianconera che questa regola esiste. Ma mi sembra assurda.