Serie A: Juventus hung by Verona

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By: Manu Tournoux

As part of the 4th day of Serie A, Juventus moved to Verona with a few strong choices from its coach Igor Tudor. Dusan Vlahovic was preferred to Jonathan David and Loïs Openda to lead the attack, supported by the nugget Kenan Yildiz and by Conceição. In defense, Kalulu occupied the right side of the axial trio while Khéphren Thuram was established in the midfield. On the side of Hellas Verona, Orban, former OL, was aligned with a point, supported by Bernede, formed by PSG, in the middle of the middle.

The match quickly showed a certain balance. Conceição opened the scoring for the old lady in the 19th minute on a service of Khéphren Thuram, but Verona equalized just before the break, in the 44th minute, on a penalty transformed by Gift Orban. A first intense period, when the two teams created several occasions, before a second quieter period, ended on the 1-1 score. Points lost for Juventus, which remained on three consecutive victories at the start of the season.