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Juventus stuck at headquarters Hellas Verona 2-2. This result puts the Bianconeri’s position in second place at risk of being overtaken AC Milan.
Hellas Verona vs Juventus took place at the Marc Antonio Bentegodi in matchday 25 of Serie A 2023/2024, Sunday, (18/2/2024). The duel was fierce.
The hosts were able to trouble the Old Lady in this match. Verona was even able to take the lead through Michael Fulnorusho’s beautiful goal in the 11th minute.
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Juventus responded from Dusan Vlahovic’s penalty in the 28th minute. Score 1-1 ended the first half.
Verona regained the lead after Tijjani Noslin scored in the 51st minute. Juventus responded quickly by making the position equal three minutes later from Adrien Rabiot’s goal in the 55th minute.
The 2-2 draw did not change until the 90 minutes were over. The Bianconeri’s failure to win at Verona headquarters threatened their position in second place.
Juventus currently has 54 points, nine points behind Inter Milan at the top of the standings. They have the opportunity to be overtaken by AC Milan who is in third place with 52 points. The reason is, Milan will only play against Monza, Monday (19/2).
For Verona, they are not yet out of the relegation zone. Verona is in 18th position with 20 points.
The Course of the Match
Verona surprised Juventus by taking the lead after 11 minutes of the match. Michael Fulnorusho scored a beautiful goal.
Fulnorusho fired a volley at a Juventus player’s goal during a corner kick. The shot flew straight to the right of the Old Lady’s goal.
Verona almost doubled their lead when Tijjani Noslin had a chance. However, his low shot was saved by Wojciech Szczesny
Juventus tried to respond. They were awarded a penalty in the 28th minute. The referee pointed to the spot after Filip Kostic’s shot hit Jackson Tchatchoua’s hand.
Dusan Vlahovic, who stepped forward as executor, carried out his duties well. Lorenzo Montipo couldn’t stop his hard shot
The 1-1 score lasted until halftime.
At the start of the second half, Verona took the initiative to attack. Their pressure paid off in the 52nd minute. Noslin is free in the penalty box. This time his shot deceived Szczesny.
Juventus didn’t take long to equalize again. Three minutes later, Manuel Locatelli’s pass from the right found Adrien Rabiot. Rabiot’s shot went into the left corner of Verona’s goal.
The score changed to 2-2 in the 55th minute.
Juventus almost took the lead when Andrea Cambiasso was able to break through the Verona penalty box. But the shot went up.
The duel was interesting. Both camps exchanged attacks.
Darko Lazovic tries a long-range shot. Szczesny was able to parry his shot.
Juventus tried to appear more attacking in the last 10 minutes of the match. Federico Chiesa, who was introduced to increase his striking power, spread threats. His action was in the penalty box but failed to result in a goal because the Italian player’s shot still went up.
Montipo made a brilliant save at the end of the match when he was able to block Chiesa’s shot. Verona can hold Juventus 2-2.
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