Juventus booked a business victory in Serie A on Saturday evening la Vecchia Signora 2-0 too strong for Udinese. A striking role was played by Paulo Dybala, who refused to celebrate his goal exuberantly and looked at the Juventus management in the almost empty stand with a reproachful look. Juventus occupies fifth position in the Italian ranking after the 22nd round; Udinese is fourteenth after twenty matches.
Trainer Massimiliano Allegri had cleared a starting spot for Matthijs de Ligt, who formed the central duo in the defense with Daniele Rugani. Giorgio Chiellini had to settle for a place on the bench. On the other side, Bram Nuytinck was central to the five-man defence, as usual, while Marvin Zeegelaar took care of the left wing. The teams did not put on a spectacle in the opening phase of the match, but in the nineteenth minute of play the game burned loose.
Who else but Paulo Dybala! ??
The little Argentinian opens the score for De Oude Dame at home: 1-0?#ZiggoSport #SeriesA #JuventusUdinese pic.twitter.com/ktPuY7LvN7— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) January 15, 2022
Moise Kean had a nice through ball on Dybala, who remained icy calm and passed goalkeeper Daniele Padelli with the inside right: 1-0. The goalscorer cheered very subdued and stared at the Juventus management, including Pavel Nedved, back to his own half. The reproachful look was striking, since only five thousand supporters were allowed to be present due to the corona measures in force. According to various Italian media, Dybala’s anger has to do with the contract negotiations. Juventus would only want to extend his expiring contract if Dybala agrees to a salary cut due to disappointing performances and his injury susceptibility. The Argentinian is reportedly alluding to a departure from Turin.
In the remainder of the game, the home side hardly encountered any problems. After the break, Juan Cuadrado almost doubled the score from a direct free kick, while Dybala went just wide on a pass from Weston McKennie. In the end, the game was thrown into the slot more than ten minutes before the final whistle. Mattia De Sciglio had an excellent pass to McKennie, who put the final score on the scoreboard with a placed header: 2-0.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 49 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 48 |
| 3 | Napoli | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 41 |
| 5 | Juventus | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Lazio | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | AS Roma | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Torino | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | empoli | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Bologna | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Udinese | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | sampdoria | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | special | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -20 | 19 |
| 17 | Venice | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -19 | 17 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -21 | 16 |
| 19 | Genoa | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -33 | 11 |
Date:Saturday, January 15, 2022, 8:45 PM
Stadium:Allianz Stadium (Torino)
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