BOLOGNA – Serie A, Bologna-Juventus 0-2, goal: Cristiano Ronaldo on penalty at 22 'and Paulo Dybala at 36' .
Juventus restarted the championship with a good victory in Bologna. It was an important result both from the standings point of view and from the point of view of morale.
The bianconeri had been overwhelmed with criticism after the bad performances in the Italian Cup. Sarri's team needed a convincing victory and today it arrived in Bologna.
The race was unlocked by a penalty awarded by the var. Rocchi had not seen a detention of Denswil on De Ligt, luckily technology came to his aid.
Cristiano Ronaldo made no mistake from eleven meters. The Portuguese was released after the mistake from the diskette in the Italian Cup against Milan.
Then came the double magic: Bernardeschi's heel and Dybala's wonderful goal at the edge of the pole.
In the second half Juve controlled the game and also hit a post with a wild Bernardeschi.
In the final game, Danilo, who entered the race in place of the injured De Sciglio, remedied an expulsion for a double yellow card.
The bianconeri moved to Bologna, imposing their most brilliant physical condition on their opponents thanks to the previous commitments of the Italian Cup.
Thanks to this success, the Bianconeri go to more four on Lazio second in the standings. A nice breath of fresh air for the highly criticized Sarri.
Bologna-Juventus 0-2, Cristiano Ronaldo was released after the error from the spot in the Italian Cup.
The choices of the two coaches.
Bologna (4-3-3) : Skorupski; Tomiyasu, Danilo, Denswil, Dijks; Svanberg, Medel, Soriano; Orsolini, Barrow, Samson.
Juventus (4-3-3) : Szczesny; Cuadrado, De Ligt, Bonucci, De Sciglio; Bentancur, Pjanic, Rabiot; Bernardeschi, Dybala, Ronaldo
Immediately a risk for Juventus, De Ligt misses a pass and a lob comes out on Szczesny. Luckily the Polish goalkeeper managed to control the ball with his feet or it would have been a sensational own goal.
Juventus' first scoring opportunity was created by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 8th minute. The Portuguese, deployed again as a left outside, dribbled an opponent and started a great right that was rejected later by Skorupski.
Penalty for Juventus at 22 '. Referee Rocchi used the var to see a detention of Denswil against De Ligt. Cristiano Ronaldo made no mistake from eleven meters .
Doubling of Juventus at 36 '. Bernardeschi served Paulo Dybala in heel. The Argentine striker started a big left that slipped into the edge of the pole.
The first half ended on the result of two to zero for Juventus. It was a first part of the game with few scoring chances but Juve has managed to bring a double advantage to the Dall'Ara in Bologna.
Juventus close to the third goal at 53 '. Federico Bernardeschi started a big left that was printed on the pole in Skorupski beaten.
Three minutes later, Dybala kicked with the right. His shot came out of a whisker.
At 66 ', an excellent De Sciglio came out due to injury (among the best on the pitch with Bernardeschi). In his place has entered the former Real Danilo.
In the match finale, Danilo was sent off for a second yellow card. Bad performance by the Brazilian full back.
It is over, Juventus won two to zero on the Bologna field and extended Lazio second in the standings.
Source: Blitz Quotidiano