00:00After dropping points against Lice at the weekend, Juventus are looking for an immediate return to winning ways at the Mapei Stadium against the Sassuolo side who have drawn the last two matches.
00:19Fabio Grosso looks to lead the Nero Verde to a third consecutive win on home soil against Juventus with Luciano Spalletti coming back to the ground where his tenure in charge of the Italian national side ended so brutally in the summer.
00:33His mind will be fully focused on the Bianconeri and this is a match Juventus can ill afford to lose if they wish to keep their title aspirations alive.
00:49This time the ball gets rolling in the proper way and Kenan Yildiz puts it straight out of play.
00:57A little bit disjointed straight off the back of that starting whistle by the Bianconeri.
01:05Sassuolo looking to make it three wins in a row at the Mapei against Juventus.
01:12Juventus needing to bounce back after dropping points to Lice.
01:17Once again, it's an absolute pleasure to have you with us.
01:20Joining me for commentary, Manuel Pascali. Manuel, a little bit of an unorthodox start to the game.
01:26Yeah, now Sassuolo straight on the front foot.
01:30Lorienter to Doig.
01:32And the first corner of the match inside, 40 seconds of play.
01:36Lorienter swings this one in.
01:41Kaluulu's head up.
01:43Bouncing around though.
01:44Walukiewicz look to react first.
01:47Over the bar it goes.
01:48Yes, Sassuolo are a team that are quite dangerous on set plays, especially in corner.
01:54Boaremuci I think has scored a couple this season.
01:56Here's Di Gregorio.
02:06Kaluulu drops to Matic.
02:09Torzvet.
02:10Didn't quite catch it properly.
02:15Brilliant first touch by Torzvet.
02:17Found by Matic I think.
02:19Immediately.
02:20Kaluulu's ball didn't reach Yildiz but Walukiewicz played into trouble.
02:32Now it is Yildiz.
02:34Kaluulu.
02:35And into the side netting.
02:37But first real chance of the game for Juventus.
02:40Yeah, you can't afford to give away these kind of chances here.
02:44Sloppy by Walukiewicz.
02:46And from there Yildiz.
02:48Doesn't waste a second.
02:49Try to surprise Morich on the front post.
02:52Decent save from a tight angle.
03:02Yanoni.
03:03Kaluulu.
03:04Kaluulu.
03:05Kefren Terram did well to track because it was good play but soft defending.
03:11Yanoni.
03:12Lorienter.
03:13Yanoni again.
03:15Decent move by Sassuolo.
03:30Kaluulu.
03:32Tries to play in Kefren Terram.
03:34That's interesting there.
03:36Numbers forwards here for Juventus.
03:39Turram goes.
03:40And Morich can hang on to it.
03:49Turram from a tight angle in between three.
03:51Sassuolo defenders went for the solo solution.
03:54I didn't.
03:55I didn't.
03:56Worry.
03:57Murich.
04:02David in the first 15 minutes has looked lively.
04:04He's looked tidy on the ball as well.
04:06Cup miners.
04:07Turram's made the move in the middle.
04:09It goes to Yildiz down the left.
04:11To Ram.
04:12Miretti.
04:13Also having a good start to the game.
04:14Fabio Miretti.
04:15Spent last season with Genoa.
04:16Yildiz.
04:17Looks to bend it.
04:18It's a long way off target in the end but he's always, always dangerous this young man.
04:30It says.
04:41Cheyid says a player who's flourished.
04:48And he's always, always dangerous this young man.
04:54Cheyidze is a player who's flourished. That's Sassuolo, captain of Venecia in the Arancionero-Verdis ill-fated season.
05:09David, Kalulu. Juventus driving again. Kalulu's ball takes a deflection and it goes past a helpless Muret Canin.
05:19It looks to me like Tarek Muremovic got the final touch on that. Completely wrong-footed the goalkeeper and credit to Pierre Kalulu for getting forwards. It's Juventus who lead after 15 minutes.
05:36Yeah, it's all starting from a bad lay-off from Tuzvet. Juventus won the ball back and immediately with pace.
05:44They found the opposite side where Kalulu is trying to probably play the ball in the form Muretti, but then the number 80, former Juventus next-gen player, find an incredible, incredible own goal.
06:00Very unlucky there. Muharremovic, who's been one of Sassuolo's best players by some margin this season.
06:18David McKennie.
06:20One back by Kefren Turam.
06:32Now McKennie. Good dart from him. Yildiz arrives.
06:37Straight out the goalkeeper.
06:47Yildiz.
06:48Yildiz.
06:50Muretti.
06:52Cambiazzo.
06:57Yildiz.
07:02That's given away by Valichievicz.
07:05Grosso getting agitated down the sideline.
07:07Muretti.
07:10To Ram.
07:11They're not enough aggressive, you see?
07:23Muretti controls, finds Yildiz.
07:28David.
07:29Yildiz!
07:30Muretti has to react quickly to it.
07:33More good work by Juventus' front three.
07:36More good work by Juventus' front three.
07:36One back.
07:44Madam.
07:47Muretti has dropped to Tram though.
07:49Yildiz.
07:50you'll just steal and all the way no good save again by muric caught that really well yield is
07:59that's a good save but this man when when he's got the ball he started
08:07to drive at you with the pace look two players are not enough
08:20piramonti one of the rare touches he's had and immediately dispossessed as locatelli looks for
08:29options mckenny is the one chosen by the italian midfielder but that will be that in the first half
08:37the first half completely dominated by juventus but perhaps there'll be a little touch of regret
08:42that luciano spalletti's players couldn't add to muaremovic's own goal which came after pierre
08:49kalulu's cross was headed into his own net by the sassuolo defender kenan yildiz with a number of
08:56chances for the bianconeri to add to that own goal but at the break it's sassuolo nil juventus one
09:03juventus in command here at the map
09:19juventus had been in this position before leading at the break but then being pegged back they had a
09:30host of opportunities to add to muaremovic's own goal opportunities not taken can sassuolo spring back
09:39into life or spring into life it was a pretty undertone first half from the nero verdi
09:45matich janoni panu kievitz alia federa on in the first half in place of christian torsvet who came off
10:03injured after a collision with cup miners
10:06and we see now now with the father on the park sassuolo can produce something more
10:25with the unknown back in his natural position of one of the three midfielders
10:31midfielders
10:40midfielders
10:57stupiders
11:01It's a Ram lovely football and saved by but it's
11:08Terram went for goal, but there were three events as players waiting for the pullback. Correct. We can see from here David again
11:14He's doing the right thing
11:22That's such a good flick by yield is cambiazo
11:25Referee happy to play on but David again working hard and he's gonna whip back the ball here
11:35Yield is long way out yield is to David to me that see
11:42Another big big chance goes flying by for Juventus
11:49You know Sam what you know that as a striker you're gonna be charged up of
11:53Of about goals and assists
12:12McKennie drops to David good ball again to Miretti
12:16Miretti through a goal and Miretti has Juventus second
12:20Fabio Miretti with his first since returning to Juventus
12:29Put on a platter for him by Jonathan David
12:36And Juventus his celebration says it all
12:42About the unity in the team as they rush to congratulate
12:45Congratulate Jonathan David as well as Fabio Miretti
12:49Yeah, we said that he was one one of the best team player on the park for Juventus
12:54And this is a wonderful pass
12:57Valukevic probably is too far away from the two centre-backs so he doesn't recover Miretti run and from there
13:04He doesn't miss in poverty probably probably
13:10This means three points for the Bianconeri
13:13But again all credit to David
13:17He's having a fantastic performance
13:19Fabio Miretti
13:20Fabio Miretti
13:36Fabio Miretti
13:37Taking that one with a lot of confidence
13:41And we've been waiting for a Sassuola reaction that's
13:47Not come in this second half and this might be pounced upon by David
13:53Big chance for Jonathan David
13:56And he has scored
14:00And this rewards what has been a fantastic performance from the Canadian
14:04And what a show of character it's been after missing that penalty against Litschip
14:10He comes back
14:14And he has certainly worked hard for that goal
14:16And is rewarded with a goal
14:18Do you have a look how
14:20All the team is celebrating
14:22Even Spalletti is there
14:24This means a lot for a player
14:26Spalletti, Pinzoglio
14:28Everyone is there celebrating with their striker
14:32They know how
14:34Hard has been
14:36This part of the season for him
14:38But here he does score a good goal
14:40Keep his composure
14:42And then from there
14:43Finds the net
14:45That's what Juventus fans and club were waiting for
14:50And it just
14:52Also highlights his work rate Manuel
14:54We've spoken a lot about his work rate
14:56How many times has he won the ball?
14:58Doesn't give up the chase
15:00Carries on
15:05And there are those finishing instincts that
15:07At times have been lacking for Jonathan David this season
15:21And he might be in again
15:22Those are the kind of chances
15:26That he needs to polish up on a little bit
15:30He's a lad that everyone loves at the club
15:33His drop to him again here
15:34He's dropped to him again here David
15:47He's picked out Yildiz
15:50Yildiz
15:52Again it's straight to Muric
15:54Muric, Ulde is showing his frustration.
16:01Doig.
16:03This is the kind of game where Sassuolo need to be careful.
16:05Well, they could concede five or six.
16:10David certainly should have added a second moments ago.
16:13Janorni, Fadera out wide.
16:19Lorient, that's it.
16:20Janorni, across the coast, and Di Gregorio able to hang on to it.
16:31Fadera.
16:35Yeah, Muric is a kind of old-school sweeper.
16:39I like it.
16:43Lipani.
16:44Come on.
16:50And you were appealing for elbow from Lipani, but he was protecting the ball.
16:55Sassuolo.
17:07Or rather, this is going to be Sassuolo's heaviest defeat of the season.
17:14Pierini.
17:14Good strike and well-saved by Di Gregorio.
17:22We've had to wait until the 84th minute for Sassuolo's first shot on target, I think.
17:28Yeah, that's true.
17:29Decent try by Pierini.
17:30Again, Di Gregorio.
17:39Equal to that.
17:40Decent stop.
17:42It's had nothing to do in the first 80 minutes.
17:45Now two big saves in a row.
17:48Miretti.
17:49Bremer.
17:50Cup Miners.
17:51Ciao, Mario.
17:54Franckx.
18:12Good ball by Deug.
18:14Fadera.
18:15Stayed in play.
18:18Pinamonti reaches it.
18:20And it goes behind for a corner.
18:22Near the Pierini try.
18:27Over look at Eli.
18:31Di Gregorio is there.
18:33Yeah, it was too far away from there.
18:35It's something special.
18:36Here, the second save of Juventus game of Di Gregorio.
18:40Juventus game of Di Gregorio.
18:41It's a win at Di Mapei for the first time since 2022.
18:56Giving Luciano Spalletti a much happier ending on this ground than when he was last here.
19:03Jonathan David with his best performance probably in a Bianconeri jersey a goal
19:08and an assist for the Canadian after Pierre Kaloulou's first half cross was
19:14headed into his own goal by Muharremovich Juventus stay within
19:19touching distance of the front pack it's a sobering night for Sassuolo who
19:26never really competed final score on the map 8 Sassuolo nil Juventus 3
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