Juventus 3-1 AC Milan
Scorers: Tevez 15 (J), Antonelli 29 (M), Bonucci 32 (J), Morata 65 (J)
Serie A – Week 22 [Saturday, 7th February – 19:45 GMT] – Juventus Stadium
Juventus cruised to a 3-1 victory at Juventus Stadium verus Max Allegri’s ex-employer A.C. Milan. Despite the scoreline, it was actually one of the more entertaining Juve games of the past few weeks. Milan started the game off bringing it to Juve who responded in turn with some counter attacks. Juventus withstood the pressure and shortly began to overpower Milan, who eventually gave up after around 75 minutes.
Milan were arguably the better side for the first ten minutes. They were certainly attacking more, but Juventus was being very patient and trying to hit Milan on the counter. This worked generally, they were able to launch counters, but the counter attacks weren’t super dangerous. In fact, Juventus got a bit sloppy around the 8th minute, and Milan looked like they might be able to pounce on a Juventus mistake.
Unfortunately for the Rossoneri, calcio is a fickle game. Moments later, Alvaro Morata launched a through ball for Carlos Tevez. Tevez outpaced Gabriel Palletta en route to also beating keeper Diego Lopez to score Juve’s first goal. There were some complaints that Tevez was offside. It is not possible to say definitively if he was, but of course the anti-Juve crowd took these and ran with it. Campionato falsato, et cetera.
Less than 10 minutes later Patric Evra almost scored off of a Andrea Pirlo free kick. Evra again nearly scored two mintues after that, with a free header in the box, but his effort went over the crossbar. Then, Milan got a corner kick of their own.
Alessio Cerci sent in a phenomenal ball and Luca Antonelli met his pass in the box. Antonelli beat Giorgio Chiellini in the air and his header also beat Gigi Buffon. Just like that the game was level and Milan had scored. There were many corners in this game, and this wouldn’t be the last goal from a corner kick. In fact, another one happened three minutes later.
Carlos Tevez headed a corner kick to Leonardo Bonucci, who was meters away from the goal. Bonucci hit the ball in the air with some sort of backheel kick or scorpion kick, and his effort beat Lopez. Bonucci was quite excited about his go ahead goal, and he even leaped over the advertising boards to get closer to the fans while he celebrated. Bonucci wasn’t careful, though, and he fell right over the board. To his credit, he got right back up, but he had still created a great blooper. (Vine courtesy of @KhaledAlNouss)
The final 15 minutes of the second half consisted of more corners and close calls, with Carlos Tevez forcing a Diego Lopez save seconds before the end of the half. Bonucci also had a dangerous chance on a corner after his goal. That was mostly it for the first half, and it ended with a 2-1 advantage to Juventus.
The second half began at lower pace than the first half finished, and there weren’t nearly as many scoring opportunities in the first 15 minutes as there had been throughout the first half. However, Milan did come very close to a second goal. In the 53rd minute, Giampaolo Pazzini was fed the ball from Luca Antonelli in Juve’s box, and his fierce shot was skillfully saved by Buffon.
After little more than an hour, Paul Pogba realized he had yet to really turn on his magic machine, and he started to perform some of his famous dribbling tricks. Or illusions, rather. This led to Juve’s third and final goal in the 64th minute.
Pogba was dribbling around some Milan players, one of them poked the ball away, and Claudio Marchisio managed to get a strong effort form just outside of the 18 yard box off. It bounced off the post, and Alvaro Morata found the rebound and scored. Morata had a phenomenal game, serving as a target man ala Fernando Llorente but also constantly running and causing havoc for the opposition ala Tevez. He could develop into a perfect hybrid of the two, and he certainly seems to be a smart choice to start at striker from here on out. Morata scored three goals today, but two of them were – correctly – called offside. But that still speaks to how on point he was, and how good his finishing was today.
Morata was the man of the match, but Claudio Marchisio was a close second. He almost scored that third goal, and he was tireless in midfield, helping in all areas of play. It was a very fine showing from Il Principino. On the other hand, Giorgio Chiellini had a bit of stinker. He was at fault for Milan’s goal, and he also blatantly elbowed Pazzini in the game. He was lucky to not get in any trouble for it, aside from a foul call.
Today’s win means Juve – and Allegri – are 2-0 versus Milan this season. Since they aren’t in Coppa Italia, Juve won’t be playing them until next season, or more likely over the summer in a friendly. So, goodbye for now, Milan. Onwards to Cesena.
Statistics:
Man of the Match: Alvaro Morata
Flop of the Match: N/A
Fouls: 20
Corners: 7
Pass Accuracy: 83%
Shots on Target: 8
Total Shots: 20
Ball Possession: 53%
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Formation:
Lineups:
Juventus: Buffon; Padoin, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio (Ogbonna 84), Pirlo, Pogba; Vidal; Tevez (Llorente 91), Morata
Milan: Diego Lopez; Zaccardo (Rami 78), Alex, Paletta, Antonelli; Poli (Bonaventura 61), Essien, Muntari; Cerci, Menez (Pazzini 37), Honda
Ref: Damato
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Overall great game, we had great attacking movement and probably should of had more goals, but i’m a bit worried about our reaction to being highly pressed at the back, because we kept bombing the ball forward and losing it and starting Milan attacks when pressed and thats one of Dortmund’s strengths so we need to improve on that quickly before the CL starts again. Very impressed with Morata today, who had a brilliant work rate, come on he ran half the pitch to recover the ball from a mistake of his and btw he scored a goal and for those reasons Morata is my motm.
Watching Juve again filled my soul with much happpiness x’)
Vidal looks much more sharper and confident then from when i saw him last and hopefully continues to improve.
Pogba was fun to watch and his off the ball movement has improved tremendously. If this is all, but of a shadow of how he s been in recent weeks(according to the player ratings), then he is truly coming into his own.
Evra too has vastly improved. Wasnt a liability, was still able to push up at times and support the attack.
Marchisio is truly an intelligent player and an absolutely tactical joy to watch. The fact that he consistently opened up wide to support Super Pados attacking inadequacy may not mean much to most, but to me, it shows he understands his team mates well. He was always ready to receive a pass and always knew where his players were. His ability to read the game and close down space is second to none in this team, imo. And his efforts at goal, from long range, only show his growing in confidence. Grande Principino
Last but not least, Morata. Loved him today. Always willing to take his man and showed intelligent passing around the 18yard. Plus… HOW ABOUT THAT WORK RATE!! i can distinctly remember three different occasions where he ran from one end to the other and supported the defense. Great to see him get more minutes
Agreed on Claudio, he did fine and he tried to get a goal for himself too, putting him a bit more in the spotlights, he should do that more often!
I loved Morata’s goal and the sheer joy on his face! Maybe not a Bonucci fall in the stands but it was nice xD
”18yard” xD
Now we just need to do this kinda stuff in the CL.
WOTS SO FUNY M8
In europe we call it the 16 meter :p
I like that better.
It makes me think of American Football. The 18 yard line :p
Me Too, which is why ill be saying 16 meters now
Good boy :p
I was so happy to see Morata score yesterday, almost a brace but that goal was clearly offside. Good game, Milan did’nt play bad either and I have to admit (I can’t believe I’m saying this) but Padoin as RB was solid.
So I see Conte is threatening to leave the national team .. What a whiny, self centred little bitch he is … Always was. I hope he doesnt quit the Azzurri, but if he does, he can go fuck himself. He’s a quitter and a prima donna and when he doesn’t get his way, he bolts.
He’s your typical political italian, that’s enough of you Antoniio. Go to Milan, go to PSG, fo wherever the fuck you want, no one cares .. You’re making yourself more and more irrelevant every single day, #dickhead
Conte can go to PSG or Man City or Barca and he will still never win the big one.. Glad he’s gone, we don’t have to listen to him overrate every team in Serie A and his bull shit verbage that a game against Sassuolo or Chievo should be the game of his players lives .. Get with the times you dumb ass, next team you go to try and focus on Champions League games against real opponents other than door mats of Serie A making them sound like they’re as good as Barcelona or Bayern Munich … In his eyes, a team like Cagliari is as good as Chelsea or Man City. #dickhead
You are so full of hate.. Ever considered becoming a sith lord?
Like i always say, i love him for what he didand will always have special place for him in my heart, but recently hes become a frightened puppy. Expects things to go his way all the time and is terrified of losing his pride. His threatening to resign is more then just about him not getting his azzuri camp. He covers up his fear of losing with that obnoxious ego hes built up and the truth is: hes afraid of failing and would rather quit than lose that disgusting sense of pride he so preciously holds.
I love him, but his pride and ego will result in his undoing
Reminds me of Rumpelstilskin from Once Upon a Time. Beautiful show, you guys should really check it out.
Well said bro. Well said.
Conte remains a hero for me but you’re kinda right, for a man who embodies a warrior spirit and demands a fighting attitude from his players he runs away too easily if he leaves the Azzurri too. Not sure what he wants to change in the national team though.
Why would you hate him if he goes to Milan?
He left Juve because he didnt get the resources/players he wanted, but Milan has far worse terms to deal with then us. Therefor leaving to Milan would be a step back or just for better contract for himself
There is alot of respect between Juve players/coaches and Milan players/coaches, or atleast the old generation of players. There are tons of players who have played/coached both clubs and are highly respected by fans of both clubs, for example Ancelotti and Pirlo.
If it was Inter i would have hated it, but him going to Milan, i don’t mind. Just if he continues at Milan where he didn’t with us, i would be mad.
Conte might just not be a coach for the top and we have seen the problems he gets when the team reaches the top.
Milan is in the same position as we were a few years ago and who is better to get them back in shape than Conte? To me, the only club that should be in the CL with us is Milan and i would like to see them get back to those places. They are one of the few clubs in Italy who can get the overall level of the league higher too.
I know all that, I don’t mind Inzaghi for example, but if Conte goes there I think it’s hypocrite. There is no reason for him to be at Milan, he wants to do better, win things and buy great players. If you don’t coach Juve then, you have to go abroad.
I would hate to see him at Milan, even though I have nothing against Milan in particular. Moving to Inter and I declare him Satan xD
I think we actually have more posibilities under Allegri, so honestly this was a good step. Conte is either not good enough or not experienced enough to coach a real top club, Milan would be another challenge for him.
I wouldn’t say not good enough, he’s not flexible enough. Not with his players and not with his tactics. Also beginning to dislike the whiny attitude he’s showcasing so much recently, it doesn’t live up to the Conte I have in my mind
#fuckyou
he’s not leaving he just stated that he’s staying until his contract runs out (after Euro 2016). Also he’s the kind of guy that wants to work non-stop, FIGC are paying him more than Juve did to do less work, which to him is unfair so he see him coaching U-20 Italy (last week). He has to test out his ideas man.
Roma lose to us, they complain, Napoli lose to us and they complain, now Milan lose and they also complain, dear god it must be tough to lose to the best team in Serie A.
All they do is bitch about the ref and now Milan about a supposed offside, IF there was one its by 2inches max, does that justify a 3-1 loss?
Only when it’s Juve you hear this bitching
Well, Juve released a picture on social media or w/e where they drew a line that wasn’t straight. Milan bitched about that saying we’re trying to make up the referee mistake. That’s probably their reason for doing so, although they would have done it anyway knowing Galliani.
I know, but it ain’t even true, it’s just from another point of view
so that’s why i agree with juve when they answered and made fun of them…i am fed up and so is juve with the constant bullshit that comes after every big game
Meh this kind of stuff just always deteriorates into childish yes/no games, though the blame goes to Milan, why is nobody able to take a defeat with grace anymore? Napoli boycots anything they lose against us and Milan plus Roma can’t stop bitching about refs
Milan stated on an official source of theirs that we are an arrogant club and we have trouble losing that attitude. Fucking pathetic for a club like that trashtalking another club.
Small club mentality, shame on them
They are a soon to be in Serie C club :p
They don’t even rank in the top 10 of Serie A this season, wtf is that anyway. Mediocre squad, bad managers, inexperienced coach, no transfer strategy beyond “if it’s cheap we’ll take it!”
How on earth do they expect to improve like this?
They just hate us cause they ain’t us.
they’re peanut butter and jealous
Milan statements were disgraceful – but we didn;t even need to respond. Disgusting behaviour from them but you can see why they did it – they want to gloss over what happened on the pitch and their poor form.
IF, the result was ever in doubt, they could argue their point,. but we were going to win that game and we all knew it 10 mins after K/O.
How’s 11th Milan? I can’t see you up here in 1st.
@DutchJuve:disqus What’s the deal with Memphis Depay? Looks like a star in the making. After Pogba sells for 100m, I’d buy both Depay and Willems from PSV for around 30m. They’d look nice in a 4-3-3.
Licht-Bon-Chi-Evra
Vidal-Pirlo-Marchisio
Berardi-Tevez-Depay
2nd team of
Licht-Caceres-Rugani-Willems
Pereyra-Marchisio-Allan
Berardi/Depay
Zaza-Morata
Bench: Neto, Caceres, Rugani, Willems, Allan, Pereyra, Zaza, Morata, Padoin…
That would be a nice team, right away and for the future.
I only watched a bit of him before the WC14, then shined in the WC. And now he’s killing it with PSV. The best description i’d give is he’s almost like a right footed Robben. Should cost 15-20mil€
He looks like it, but i’m not sure. He’s good but he kind of has an ego. He already got PSV to put his first name on his jersey, he got commentators to call him by his first name. If we’d get him, he’s gonna have a hard time, since Juve doesn’t do that for some brat. Right now, he’s not good enough for the top. He was a good sub at the world cup, but as a starter he couldn’t do much yet. He’ll need a couple more years to develop at PSV before making the switch imo.
He does remind me of Robben, just needs to get the professional mentality.
Willems wouldn’t be any good for us, we can do much better than him at LB.