Juventus dropped two factors in a irritating 1-1 draw towards a resilient Cagliari facet this afternoon.
The in-form Bianconeri began the match because the dominant staff, aiming to construct on their two-game profitable streak. Their early stress paid off after they have been awarded a penalty, which Dusan Vlahovic transformed to proceed his high quality run of kind.
After taking the lead, Juventus pushed for a second purpose, with Teun Koopmeiners coming shut, however the Cagliari goalkeeper made an important save. Koopmeiners was central to a lot of Juventus’ midfield play, whereas Francisco Conceição was a relentless risk, working on the Cagliari defence each time potential.
Regardless of their dominance, Juventus couldn’t add to their lead earlier than halftime. Cagliari defended effectively, however Juventus’ incapacity to capitalise on their possibilities additionally performed a task within the lack of a second purpose.
At halftime, Nicolo Fagioli got here on for Koopmeiners, and the younger midfielder tried to interrupt down Cagliari’s cussed defence. Nonetheless, Juventus failed to attain once more, and their missed possibilities got here again to hang-out them. Razvan Marin equalized for Cagliari from the penalty spot after a poor deal with by Douglas Luiz.
Issues worsened for Juventus when Conceição acquired a second yellow card for simulation and was despatched off. Regardless of being down to 10 males, Juventus continued to dominate however couldn’t discover the winner, leaving them to accept a draw and shared factors with their guests.