Juventus show superiority against Udinese in their first Serie A game

Juventus trample upon Udinese || Credit: Imago

Juventus show superiority against Udinese in their first Serie A game

Stephen Oladehinde 21:52 - 20.08.2023

Udinese were no match for Juventus as they got beaten at the Dacia Arena in their first game of the season.

Juventus played Udinese in their opening game for the 2023/2024 Serie A season and made a flying start.

The Old Lady’s defeated the home team 3-0 on the night scoring three first-half goals to clinch the victory.

Goals from Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic and Adrien Rabiot in the first half was enough to help Juventus to their first victory of the season.

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As it happened 

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri played a 3-5-2 formation with Dušan Vlahović and Federico Chiesa leading the attack.

Udinese manager Andrea Sottil on the other hand went with the same formation with Beto and Thauvin also leading their attack.

The away side got off with a quick start and opened the scoring in the third minute of the game when Federico Chiesa got the ball on the edge of the box after a huge mistake by an opponent and slammed it into the back of the net.

Dusan Vlahovic scores for Juventus || Credit: Imago
Dusan Vlahovic scores for Juventus || Credit: Imago

Dusan Vlahovic made it two in the 20th minute after winning the battle of wills and sent an unstoppable penalty past Marco Silvestri into the bottom left corner.

Juventus did not stop there and added the third goal before the halftime whistle was blown. Andrea Cambiaso hands Adrien Rabiot the ball from close range after the cross evaded the keeper, and he makes no mistake with his header into the right side of the goal.

The referee blew the halftime whistle with Juventus having a comfortable lead at the break.

The second half started and Juventus looked comfortable with their three-goal lead and tried to play without any pressure.

Both teams did not create much chance and failed to find the back of the net till the referee blew the final whistle.

Juventus won the game with ease, making it their dist win of the season as they look to challenge for the Scudetto.

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