JUVENTUS have been hammered 3-0 by Fiorentina on a night where everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong.
Dusan Vlahovic gave the visitors the lead after three minutes before Juan Cuadrado was sent off, forcing Andrea Pirlo to sacrifice Aaron Ramsey for Danilo.
The furious Welshman then kicked a bottle as he headed off the pitch.
And an Alex Sandro own goal and a strike from former star Martin Caceres in the second half ensured the three points will be going to Florence.
THAT’S ALL FROM TURIN
Everything that could have gone wrong for Juventus went wrong as their undefeated streak in the Serie A came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Fiorentina.
The Viola opened the scoring just three minutes after kick-off with a beautiful dink by Dusan Vlahovic, who caught Juve off guard following an incredible pass by Franck Ribery.
It all went downhill after that as Juan Cuadrado was sent off in the 18th minute with a straight red card following a review from VAR, which showed the former Chelsea man committing a dangerous tackle on Gaetano Castrovilli.
Juventus had a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo overruled for offside and then saw Alex Sandro scoring an own goal after 76 minutes after he misread Cristiano Biraghi’s cross.
But it was a former Juve ace who sealed this famous win as Martin Caceres sent the ball to the back of the net after 81 minutes with a cool finish from close range.
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PIRLO REACTS
Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo claims his team was “sluggish and unfocused”, thus a loss was inevitable.
Pirlo added that Juan Cuadrado’s red card was clear but insinuated that there were some other instances that should have gone Juve’s way.
He said: ““That mustn’t be an alibi. We started with the wrong attitude and if you do that, then you end up going into these bad situations.
“It can happen in the last game before Christmas to start thinking about the vacation, but we were sluggish and unfocused, so inevitably we then lost.
“The images seem clear, Cuadrado’s red card was very clear. There could’ve been other incidents in our favour, but I don’t feel the need to comment. After all, everyone can see the footage.”
MANAGER SPEAKS
Fiorentina manager Cesare Prandelli dedicated this famous win against Juventus to the fans.
However, he as well insists this is not a turning point yet as there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
Prandelli said: “We dedicate this win to our fans, as they are by our side, they suffer with us and I hope this can give some sense to all the work we’ve been doing.
“Hard work pays off in the end and we’re still not there yet, as admittedly we got a bit of luck with the early red card.
“However, the players showed not just the character we had been looking for, but also the brazenness I asked for.”
CAPTAIN SPEAKS
Fiorentina captain German Pezzella understands this is a big win for his team but insists there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
Pezzella told Sky Sport Italia:
“This win means a great deal to us and our fans.
“Unfortunately, we haven’t given the supporters the joy they deserved in recent months, I’ve been here for four years and I know that it means to take on Juve.
“We mustn’t see this as a turning point, because we still need to improve a great deal.
“It does give us more confidence to face everything coming our way, because we want to reboot this season.”
ABOUT TIME
Fiorentina just defeated Juventus for the first time away from home in the league since 2008.
It was back then when the Viola picked up a heroic 3-2 win thanks to Massimo Gobbi’s brace and Pablo Osvaldo’s strike, which cancelled out Mohamed Sissoko and Mauro Camoranesi’s goals.
Since then, they were unable to overcome the Bianconeri away from home in the league but did get a victory in the Coppa Italia in 2015.
Fiorentina won 2-1 thanks to current Liverpool star Mohamed Salah’s brace.
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END OF THE ROAD
Fiorentina became the team to end Juventus’ undefeated streak in the Serie A.
But Juve have nothing to be ashamed of as their track record ever since last season suggests.
This is the Bianconeri’s first defeat in the league since August 1 when they lost 3-1 to Roma at the Juventus Stadium.
That means the Viola just ended a 12-match undefeated streak, not bad at all…
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FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
It’s official, Juventus’ loss tonight is historic…
It seems like no other club has ever managed to beat Juve at the Juventus Stadium with such a heavy score before Fiorentina.
Much to ponder on there…
MARTY IRONY
Juventus’ undefeated streak in the Serie A is over and it was sealed by a former Bianconeri.
Martin Caceres, who amassed a total of 119 appearances across three stints at Juve, made it 3-0 for Fiorentina after 81 minutes.
Caceres drove the ball to the back of Wojciech Szczesny’s net with a cool finish following a cross by Cristiano Biraghi
FT: JUVENTUS 0-3 FIORENTINA
What an unbelievable night we’ve just experienced in Turin.
Struggling Fiorentina have ended reigning Italian champions Juventus’ undefeated run in the Serie A.
La Viola got the lead just three minutes after kick-off when Franck Ribery’s beautiful pass found Dusan Vlahovic who dinked the ball past Wojciech Szczesny.
Things quickly got worse for Juve after 18 minutes as Juan Cuadrado was sent off following a review from VAR for a heavy challenge on Gaetano Castrovilli on his 200th appearance for the club.
The Bianconeri struggled to find solutions in the second half and so Fiorentina doubled their lead after 76 minutes thanks to an own goal by Alex Sandro, who accidentally drove Cristiano Biraghi’s cross to the back of his own net.
But that wasn’t all as former Juventus ace Martin Caceres was the one to hit the final nail in the coffin with a smooth finish from close range just nine minutes before full-time
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PEEEEEEEEEEEPPP
NO STOPPAGE TIME IN TURIN AND IT’S FULL-TIME!!!!!!!
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89 Alex Sandro’s expression after the own-goal says it all.
That was when Fiorentina sealed a famous win in Turin
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88 SUBSTITUTION
Gianluca Frabotta replaces Matthijs de Ligt who appears to have picked up a knock.
Could Juventus’ night get any worse…?
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87 A reminder that Fiorentina made a double switch.
Lorenzo Venuti replaced Cristiano Biraghi and Giacomo Bonaventura took Franck Ribery’s place
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85 Fiorentina are close to a famous win against Juventus thanks to the way they exploited all the open spaces left in the hosts’ backline.
Reminding that La Viola haven’t beaten Juve away in the league 2008.
And they are the ones that will end their undefeated streak in the Serie A
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81 And this is it… Juventus’ undefeated streak is coming to an end.
Fiorentina run riot in Juve’s defence with Biraghi getting the ball on the left flank and passing it to former Bianconeri Caceres.
The full-back has no problem sending the ball to the back of the net with a calm finish from close range
GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL
FIORENTINA MAKE IT THREE!!!!!!
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78 Juventus make another penalty appeal!
Dragowski loses the ball from his hands and Bernardeschi tries to gain possession.
The Fiorentina goalkeeper then appears to have brought the Juventus ace down with his left elbow.
Referee and VAR claim there’s nothing there…
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76 Unbelievable scenes in Turin as Juventus’ undefeated run is slowly coming to an end.
Fiorentina get to Juve’s box as Ribery passes the ball to Biraghi on the left flank.
He then crosses it towards Kouame who is well marked by Bonucci and Sandro.
However, Sandro miscalculates the cross and sends the ball to the back of his own net.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
JUVENTUS SCORE AN OWN GOAL!!!!!!
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75 SUBSTITUTION
Fiorentina make their second change as Kouame comes in for scorer Vlahovic
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73 CHANCE
Danilo fires another powerful shot but misses the mark by a lot once more.
Juventus will have to do better than that to extend their undefeated run
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73 SUBSTITUTION
Juventus manager Pirlo brings Kulusevski in for McKennie as the hosts are pushing for an equaliser
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71 CHANCE
Chiesa fires a powerful shot from the flank forcing Dragowski to make a difficult save
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70 It seems like Fiorentina are indeed more interested in getting a result against Juventus away.
When they get the ball they look to just hold on to possession and keep Juve at bay.
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68 Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo looks set to bring Paulo Dybala into the fold.
Dybala recently recovered from a muscle injury
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