Another knockout for Cagliari: Juventus beat Domus 2-1
Rossoblù immediately took the lead with Joao Pedro, but the bianconeri responded with De Ligt at the end of the first half. In the second half Vlahovic gives the three points to the bianconeri
Fifth consecutive knockout for Cagliari, defeated at home by Juventus in the 32nd matchday of Serie A.
Joao Pedro scored after 10 minutes (twelfth goal of the season), then at the end of the first half De Ligt with the head made the equalizer. In the second half, Vlahovic overturns it and makes 1-2.
Cagliari thus remains anchored at 25 points, always dangerously on the abyss of the relegation zone.
LINE-UP - For the challenge of Unipol Domus Walter Mazzarri sent Cragno, Altare, Lovato, Carboni, Bellanova, Lykogiannis, Marin, Deiola, Dalbert, Joao Pedro and Pavoletti to the field.
Massimiliano Allegri responds with Szczesny, Danilo, De Ligt, Chiellini, Pellegrini, Cuadrado, Zakaria, Arthur, Rabiot, Dybala and Vlahovic.
Race direction entrusted to the referee Chiffi.
FIRST HALF - At the kick-off, Juventus tries to play the game immediately, but Cagliari keeps their guard up and after 10 minutes manages to take the lead. Quick and decisive action on Marin's right, who then unloads for Joao Pedro in the area: the number 10 tows and on the right guesses the winning parable that leaves no way out for Szczesny.
Juventus responds after 8 minutes, with Zakaria, who tries to pierce Cragno from two steps, but the rossoblù goalkeeper is good and lucky to stem the threat.
On the 22nd, the bianconeri go to the net: shot by Dybala, Cragno rejects and the ball reaches Pellegrini - formerly of the match - who immediately tries from outside, with the ball hitting Rabiot and bags into the net. Chiffi, however, does not validate for a touch of the arm of the French midfielder.
At half an hour, Juve again, with Dybala who on a free kick touches the intersection of the posts to the left of Cragno, while 5 minutes later Cragno himself neutralizes a blow from the usual Dybala, strong but central, on the developments of a kicked free kick from left from Cuadrado.
At the end of time a backward header from Pavoletti triggers the Juventus action, but Rabiot fires over the crossbar from a good position. Then it is Cuadrado who tries outside, but Cragno flies to deflect for a corner.
Immediately before the break, however, Juve found the equalizer: dribbling and cross by Cuadrado from the left and De Ligt, very free in the area, spiked the 1-1 goal.
SECOND HALF - The second half starts immediately with a thrill for Cagliari. Juve's corner from the right, the ball reaches Dybala who puts it back in the area, Chiellini finds the winning deviation: Chiffi, however, cancels the goal again, this time for offside. A minute later Chiellini himself triggers Dybala, but the Argentine number 10's shot ends high.
At the 57th Mazzarri makes the first change: outside Dalbert and inside Marko Rog. Ten minutes later Pereiro takes over Pavoletti.
On the 73rd occasion very much for Vlahovic: stubborn action of the number 7 who manages to get to the shot, but Cragno is careful and neutralizes. A minute later, however, Vlahovic himself scores: Dybala's cue in the area, Altare tries to remove the ball but the Serbian manages to find the deviation that overcomes Cragno and the Juventus advantage is worth.
Cagliari's reaction comes with a long-range shot by Lykogiannis, which ends wide.
At 11 from the end Mazzarri plays two more cards: Keita and Obert, who take the place of Deiola and Lykogiannis.
With the decidedly front-wheel drive, Cagliari throws themselves forward in search of a draw, with Juventus instead retreating to defend the three points.
In the final minutes and in the 4 minutes of recovery, however, the rossoblùs only produce a shot from Pereiro and little else. And at the triple whistle of Chiffi to celebrate is Juventus.
(Unioneonline / lf)
