26.05.2019 » Sampdoria 2-0 Juventus. See you next season!
Massimiliano Allegri's five-year tenure as Juventus manager ended in defeat, as the Serie A champions were stunned 2-0 by Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday. Without Cristiano Ronaldo, late goals from Gregoire Defrel and Gianluca Caprari was enough to end the Old Lady's final game of the season with a sour note. Allegri decided to change his line-up for the 38th time in as many games this season, giving third-choice goalkeeper Carlo Pinsoglio his first appearance and a first start for young Brazilian Matheus Perreira. Cristiano Ronaldo, Mario Mandzukic, Douglas Costa, Alex Sandro, Mattia Perin and Sami Khedira didn't travel with the rest of the squad, while Federico Bernardeschi and Blaise Matuidi were suspended.
Sampdoria 2-0 Juventus - Goals and highlights:
Slow and silent first half
A slow first half saw little bit of attacking action from both team until Rodrigo Bentancur charged his chance down in the box, after an intelligent Keane backheel.
The visitor showed little meaning to their display of football as the mid-table side started to look promising, as Belgium's Dennis Praet miss-kicked the ball to the back post for Sampdoria's forward Fabio Quagliarella, eventually forcing Juve's captain Giorgio Chiellini to interfere to the matter.
After half an hour of the game, winger Juan Cuadrado managed to cut inside to provide Bentancur with another opportunity as the Uruguayan could only strike it over the goal-post.
The home side began to gain momentum at the other end as 36-year-old Fabio Quagliarella, who has pretty much confirmed his top spot for the Capocannoniere race with 26 goals this season, went for the acrobatic overhead kick with the help of Gaston Ramirez, but ended up hitting into the side netting.
Gaining Momentum from both teams
The Turin side made a positive start in the second half with forward Keane shooting wide from just 12 yards out, while Argentinian Dybala's effort for the volley wasn't far off the target.
With 10 minutes to go, Keane believed he broke the deadlock by putting it back in the net after a through ball from Manolo Portanova, who was on his Serie A debut, however, the goal was disallowed due to offside thanks to VAR.
Soon after, it was the Blucerchiati who punished the Serie A champions, as the former AS Roma forward Defrel capitalized the moment when finding the bottom-left corner with a weak effort after a genius flick provided by Manolo Gabbiadini.
Substitute Gianluca Caprari ended the game as the Italian sealed the victory with a stunning free-kick, curling all the way into the top corner.
It was a sad ending for Allegri, who is set to leave this summer, after guiding Juventus to five straight titles in Italy.
Author: Ali Mangi
Juventus line-up vs Sampdoria:
Goalkeeper: Pinsoglio
Defenders: Cáceres, Rugani, Chiellini, De Sciglio
Midfielders: Matheus Pereira, Can, Bentancur, Cuadrado
Attackers: Dybala, Keane
Match stats provided by www.ronaldo7.net
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Sampdoria
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vs
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Juventus
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2 |
Goals |
0 |
15 |
Shots |
11 |
3 |
Shots on goal |
1 |
7 |
Corner kicks |
6 |
6 |
Fouls commited |
13 |
0 |
Yellow cards |
2 |
0 |
Red cards |
0 |
53% |
Ball possession |
47% |
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