Juventus experience shock defeat as sassoulo claim all three points
It was a hard fought battle in Italian Seria A as Massimiliano Allegri’s 200th Serie A match in charge as a manager of Juventus ended in disappointment, as his side experience shock defeat to Sassuolo in a 2-1 defeat at home.
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The match which saw the host pressurizing their opponent and also Suffocating the visitors for much of the first half, dominating possession and creating a number of golden opportunities without finding a breakthrough with all results to no avail.
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The host had a number of chances as Argentine international Paulo Dybala who came closest for the hosts before the break had a chance to score but failed to utilize it, with the effort of Cutting onto his left foot in familiar fashion, then fired a shot but his remarkable effort could only graze the woodwork.
Juventus further chances of scoring also came and went for Álvaro Morata, Adrien Rabiot and McKennie, but having weathered the early storm, all failed to convert their chances to go infront. Despite the pressure mounted on the away side it was the visitors who went ahead first with Davide Frattesi finishing first time off Gregoire Defrel’s perfectly weighted reverse pass to put his side one goal up with a fine finish at the far corner to put his side ahead.
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The goal which game in the 44th minutes of the game in the first half saw the visitors securing victory in the first with more works laid on the host manager Allegri to work on in the second half after the break. The second half started in a good note as well as the host continue with their style of play by putting pressure on the away side to find their way back in the game, but no sooner had they re-emerged from the tunnel as Sassuolo nearly made it 2-0, with an effort from Giacomo Raspadori curling an effort just past the far post which failed to convert.
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However, their host Juventus had been unbeaten in their previous 11 matches against Sassuolo and with the opposition’s delivering threat, they immediately stepped up their game intensity levels. The host high intensity level of play paved way for them after much pressure mounted on the away side, as Massimiliano Allegri’s side drew level from a well-worked set-piece from Dybala whose whipped cross found its way onto the head of McKennie, who made no mistake by converting it with a fine header to put the host back on track and also scoring his first league goal of the season for Juventus.
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With the host equalizer to make it 1-1, they continue to push harder to find a winner by mounting more pressure on the away side, but it was the visitors who found the winner in the last minute of added time with Maxime Lopez securing all three points for sassoulo.
The shock defeat represents Juventus’ first-ever loss at home against Sassuolo and might possibly put an early end to their title challenge in the league with the host placed seventh in the Seria A log with 15 points while table toppers AC Milan are currently on 28 points.