JUVENTUS drew 1-1 with Benevento and missed the chance to close the gap on AC Milan at the top of Serie A.
- Score: Benevento 1-1 Juventus
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- Benevento XI: Montipo, Letizia, Gilk, Caldirola, Barba, Hetemaj, Schiattarella, Improta, Ionita, Caprari, Lapadula
- Juventus XI: Szczesny, Frabotta, De Ligt, Danilo, Cuadrado, Athur, Rabiot, Chiesa, Ramsey, Dybala, Morata
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THAT’S ALL FROM BENEVENTO
Juventus struggled without Cristiano Ronaldo against Filippo Inzaghi’s minnows Benevento.
The hosts’ spirited performance led to a famous point at the Ciro Vigorito.
Alvaro Morata put the visitors in front with a beautiful finish following a brilliant assist by Federico Chiesa.
But Gaetano Letizia equalised with a wonderful finish just before half-time.
Juventus weren’t clinical in the second half and will have to show more in the next few weeks if they wish to avoid a tough title defence.
INZ-TANT SUCCESS
Benevento manager Filippo Inzaghi is pleased with the result as well as his players’ performance against his former club.
Inzaghi even believes his team deserved more and would be worthy winners against Juventus.
He said: “In a year and a half they have given me things that I have no more words for.
“Today I put [Riccardo] Improta, a striker, as a full-back. This tells you the spirit, the desire.
” I think that even if we were better at restarting we could have won it. . It’s a business, I’m happy for them.
“They deserve to live these evenings “.
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Juventus have picked their fifth Serie A draw of the season and dropped to fifth place behind AC Milan, Inter Milan, Sassulo and Roma.
A marvellous result for Filippo Inzaghi’s Benevento, which put together a spirited performance against a depleted Juve.
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A depleted Juventus drop some important points at Benevento with a 1-1 draw.
Juve opened the scoring with Alvaro Morata following a marvellous cross by Federico Chiesa after 21 minutes.
But a vibrant Benevento managed to equalise just before half-time with Gaetano Letizia.
Juventus failed to inspire dominance in the second half and saw Morata getting sent off at the end.
One must wonder whether Andrea Pirlo is willing to rest Cristiano Ronaldo against Dynamo Kiev next week
FULL TIME
And the referee blows for full-time!
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90+7. And it’s a red card for Alvaro Morata at the closing stages of the match!
Juventus have failed to score a winner and are dropping points at Benevento as the referee is getting ready to blow his whistle one last time
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90+5. Riccardo Improta becomes the fourth player to be booked following a hard challenge.
Tensions are running high, will Juventus or Benevento manage to score the winner?
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90+5. Gianluca Frabotta comes close for Juventus shortly after Dejan Kulusevski.
Frabotta gets the ball in the centre of the box but his shot is once against saved by Lorenzo Montipo.
Juve are pushing for a late goal!
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90+2. Dejan Kulusevski’s shot is saved by Lorenzo Montipo as we come close to full time.
Kulusevski fires the ball from outside the box in what seems like an easy save for Montipo.
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90. Referee gives six minutes of stoppage time following seven substitutions.
Plenty of time for Juventus to pick up a late winner, just like they did against Ferencvaros.
But plenty of time for Benevento to steal one…
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89. Juventus are besting Benevento in every way possible on the pitch.
Juve dominate possession, shots, passes, accuracy and aerial duels.
But the visitors have been unable to produce enough, Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence is very evident.
Will Andrea Pirlo also rest him against Dynamo Kiev after today’s performance?
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86. Benevento’s Federico Barba is the next to see a yellow card following a bad foul.
The hosts continue to press and find spaces to shock Juventus and pick up a famous point.
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86. So close for Juventus!
Juve find themselves just a whisker away from scoring the winner with Paulo Dybala.
Federico Bernardeschi runs from the left and produces a beautiful pass that finds Dybala.
The Argentine’s shot is then barely saved by Lorenzo Montipo who keeps Benevento alive
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84. Benevento miss another chance!
Benevento move the ball with such ease in Juventus’ half and Roberto Insigne finds Marco Sau.
Sau shoots immediately with plenty of space at his disposal but Matthijs de Ligt blocks it.
The hosts are still finding plenty of space
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82. Pasqualle Schiattarella follows suit following Juan Cuadrado’s booking.
Schiattarella also sees yellow after a hard challenge on Paulo Dybala with his elbow.
Dybala claims his opponent’s elbow was too high when he hit him in the face.
Referee shows him a yellow card and the midfielder is set to miss the next game.
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80. Juan Cuadrado is booked with a yellow card following a small altercation with Gaetano Letizia.
Frustrations are starting to run high as both teams are looking for an opening to win the game.
10 minutes to go
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78. Juventus are struggling to find their footing on the pitch.
Even Wojciech Szczesny challenges his luck with a clumsy dribble at the back that almost saw him losing the ball.
Juve haven’t managed to be creative enough on the pitch and are making it easy for Benevento, who would be happy with a draw
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74. Juventus have had 12 shots, three on target, throughout today’s outing.
However, Juve haven’t been able to be clinical enough against Benevento, whose primary goal is to avoid relegation this season.
Can we see something different as we approach full-time?
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72. Benevento manager Filippo Inzaghi shakes things up with a triple substitution.
Andres Tello replaces Artur Ionita because of an injury he suffered earlier on.
Alessandro Tuia takes Gianluca Caprari’s place and Marco Sau replaces Gianluca Lapadula
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69. Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo opts for another substitution as he brings Federico Bernardeschi into the fold.
Bernardeschi replaces the impressive Federico Chiesa, whose incredible cross led to the visitors’ first goal.
Can Bernardeschi make the difference?
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66. Juventus barely hold on to possession but there are gaps within the lines which allow Benevento to push forward.
That is why Andrea Pirlo opted for Arthur and Aaron Ramsey to come off but Juve will still have to do better.
As time goes by Benevento’s confidence rises.
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62. Andrea Pirlo makes a double substitution for Juventus, who are pushing for a second goal.
Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Arthur and Dejan Kulusevski takes Aaron Ramsey’s place.
Arthur and Ramsey haven’t managed to leave their mark throughout the match.
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61. Alvaro Morata comes close to a second goal but his right-footed shot doesn’t hit the mark.
Morata picked up a pass by Aaron Ramsey just outside the box but his shot goes out for a goal kick
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58. Benevento’s Christian Maggio picks up the first yellow card of the match following a poor challenge on Alvaro Morata.
Maggio then is immediately substituted for Roberto Insigne.
Reminding that Maggio came in during the first half to replace the injured captain Luca Caldirola
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54. A sense of urgency emerges from the Juventus camp as the fans need a second goal in the second half to climb up the Serie A table.
Juve have struggled to dominate much of the game without their star man Cristiano Ronaldo, who is being rested.
The Italian champions are also missing key defenders and thus Benevento are able to create chances.
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