Juventus could not beat Empoli at the Allianz Stadium and tied 1-1 during matchday 22 of the Italy – Serie A 2023-2024 tournament.
Initially, Empoli was behind on the scoreboard with a goal from Dusan Vlahovic in the 5th minute of the second half, but managed to tie thanks to a goal scored by Tommaso Baldanzi in the 24th minute of the same stage.
Tommaso Baldanzi won the applause with his brilliant finish 24 minutes into the second half. From the semicircle, the forward took a hard shot straight at the goal, after receiving assistance from Sebastiano Luperto. The ball entered the left post of the opponent’s goal.
Empoli had more shots than its opponent (14 compared to 5) but it was not enough. According to the data, 8 went on goal and 5 finished outside.
Tommaso Baldanzi had a great performance. The Empoli attacker shone by scoring 1 goal.
Another player who had a great game was Dusan Vlahovic. The Juventus attacker shone by scoring 1 goal and kicking 2 times.
The game was fought, but there were more infractions than the creation of fair play. There were 2 reprimands: Sebastian Walukiewicz and Timothy Weah. He was sent off for a straight red card by Arkadiusz Milik in the 17th minute of the first half.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri presented a 3-5-2 tactical layout with Wojciech Szczesny in goal; Federico Gatti, Bremer and Alex Sandro on the defensive line; Andrea Cambiaso, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli, Fabio Miretti and Filip Kostic in the middle; and Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik in attack.
For its part, Davide Nicola’s team came out with a 3-5-2 tactical layout with Elia Caprile between the three sticks; Ardian Ismajli, Sebastian Walukiewicz and Sebastiano Luperto in defense; Emmanuel Gyasi, Szymon Zurkowski, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh and Liberato Cacace in midfield; and Alberto Cerri and Nicoló Cambiaghi up front.
Livio Marinelli was the referee chosen for the match at the Allianz Stadium.
On the next date, Juventus will visit Inter and Empoli will play at home against Genoa. Juventus will clash with its biggest opponent in the “Derby d’Italia”, a historic rivalry that unleashes the passion of the fans of both teams.
In this way, the local team is at the top of the championship with 53 points, while the visiting team, with 17, is in nineteenth place.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-01-27 21:00:02