Cuadrado brace ensure Juventus’ UCL hopes alive, beats Inter Milan by 3-2


Cuadrado brace ensure Juventus UCL hopes alive, beats Inter Milan by 3-2.

Juventus beats Inter Milan: The big match that played between Juventus and Inter ends with the Juventus victory over Inter 3-2. No goal for the Nerazzurri, other than to prove on the pitch that they are the strongest team in the league.

For Juventus, on the other hand, the goal is to win to continue dreaming of reaching a place in the Champions League, hoping for a misstep by the opponents.

As announced by Andrea Pirlo at the press conference there was no famous “pasillo” before the start of the meeting. The Brescia coach surprises by inserting Kulusevski from the first minute in place of Dybala , who sits on the bench. For Antonio Conte instead all the owners on the field.

The game wants to directs Juventus immediately, who after several attempts finds the penalty kick at 23 minutes that can unlock the match. Foul in the area by Darmian who holds Chiellini: Calvarese initially plays but is called by the Var and decides for the penalty and for the warning of the Inter player.

Cristiano Ronaldo goes from the spotwho is initially hypnotized by Handanovic but on the short rejected by the Inter goalkeeper he scores the goal of 1 to 0. Ten minutes pass and Inter also benefits from a penalty kick in the area of ​​De Ligt on Lautaro Martinez. Romelu Lukaku beats him who overcomes Szczesny and puts the game back on track.

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Juve, however, is not there and throws themselves back into attack looking for the overtaking goal that arrives, just a few seconds from the whistle of the first half with Cuadrado. The Colombian tries a great shot from long distance which, also thanks to a deviation by Eriksen, beats Samir Handanovic.

Second half

The teams go to rest on the score of 2 to 1. The second half begins with Perisic in place of Darmian while Juventus returns with the same 11 of the first half. Lautaro, the best of his team, tries a great shot around that comes out a little but testifies how it was Inter who went out better on the pitch in the second half.

At 55 minutes, Bentancur receives a second yellow card for an intervention on the trocar on Lukaku: the bianconeri remain in ten for 35 minutes plus recovery. Pirlo runs for cover by recalling Kulusevski, already warned, and putting McKennie in his place.

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Now it is obviously Inter trying to overturn the game but Juventus are able to defend themselves in order. Pirlo calls Ronaldo back on the bench ebrings in Morata in Morata in Morata and substitutes Chiesa for Demiral. Conte also makes a change and puts Sensi in place of Eriksen.

 The game turns on in the final with Inter’s equalizer thanks to Chiellini ‘s own goalinitially canceled by Calvarese for a foul by Lukaku on Juve’s 3. The referee corrects himself after reviewing the episode on the monitor and assigns the goal to Inter.

2 to 2 which, however, lasts just 3 minutes because Juventus are not there and rushes forward vehemently with Cuadrado who is hooked by Perisic in the area and the second penalty of the match is awarded.

Cuadrado himself goes from the spot, after the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo who manages to beat Handanovic, bringing the Bianconeri back in the lead. Conte’s men try in every way to look for the goal of 3 to 3 but Juventus resist and take home the 3 points. A hard-fought match, won with character by Andrea Pirlo’s team .

The Juventus report cards

Szczesny 6.5

Danilo 6.5

De Ligt 6

Chiellini 5.5

Alex Sandro 5.5

Cuadrado 7.5

Bentancur 5

Rabiot 6

Church 6 (25 ‘st Demiral 6)

Kulusevski 5.5 (13 ‘st McKennie 6)

Ronaldo 6.5 (25 ‘st Morata 6)

Inter report cards

Handanovic 6

Skriniar 6.5

De Vrij 6.5

Clubs 6.5 (35 ‘st Vecino sv)

Hakimi 6

Stretcher 6

Brozovic 5

Eriksen 5.5 (28 ‘st Sensi 6)

Darmian 5 (1 ‘st Perisic 6)

Lautaro Martinez 6.5

Lukaku 6


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