02.03.2021 » Juventus 3-0 Spezia. Ronaldo helps Juve securing the win!
Juventus made easy work of Spezia this Tuesday night, but for those who haven't watched the whole game, the scoreline could be a bit deceptive. Despite the 3-0 win, the Italian champions were dominated in the first half and they were lucky not to concede the first goal of the night. Nevertheless, Juve improved in the second half after Pirlo decide to change some of his players and thanks to a goal from Morata, another from Chiesa and one more from Ronaldo, the Bianconeri secured a 3-0 win that puts them back on track for the Serie A title race. There's still time for the Vecchia Signora to catch both Inter and AC Milan on the top of the league, so if you're looking for the best sports betting bonus to invest your money on Ronaldo and his teammates, we recommend looking at www.captaingambling.com, who have multiple offers available at the moment. Next Saturday, Juventus will host Lazio at the Allianz Stadium and another win could set the tone they need for what's left in this league campaign.
Cristiano Ronaldo game photos in Juventus vs Spezia
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A bad first-half for the champions...
The first half and in particular the first 30 minutes of the games were nothing less than disastrous for the Bianconeri. In the first half an hour, it almost looked like Spezia was more interested in chasing the 3 points than Juventus, as the visitors created multiple chances to break the deadlock but ended up lacking the much-needed composure in the last third of the pitch.
Juventus, on the other hand, only seemed to wake up for the game after the 30th minute of the first half, which was when they were able to force Spezia to track back and make their opponents uncomfortable in the game. Cristiano Ronaldo got very close to score in the 42nd minute, when he managed to cut inside in one of his trademark moves and curl the ball into the far post. Unfortunately for him and for the Italian champions, his shot slammed into the post and the goalless draw would be the result at half-time...
Despite the improvements in the last 15 minutes of the first half, Juventus' performance was far from being positive and Andrea Pirlo knew he needed to prepare his players for a difficult second half. Juventus was coming off another disappointing result in Verona last weekend and the pressure to perform well and grab the 3 points no matter what was starting to weight on the champions shoulders...
Pirlo makes changes and Juve finally responds...
The second half showed us a different game, but the Vecchia Signora only started improving after Pirlo decided to make changes in his team. The Italian manager brought in Morata and Bernardeschi in 61st minute and Pirlo couldn't have asked for a quicker impact in the game. Just one minute after these two players stepped onto the pitch, Bernardeschi assisted Morata for the opener and Juventus had finally succeeded in breaking Spezia's resistance.
The 2-0 came in naturally and this time the goalscorer was former Fiorentina's player, Federico Chiesa. The Italian winger saw his first shot being saved by the goalkeeper, but he got lucky the rebound went straight to him and didn't miss his second chance to hit the back of the net. With Spezia visibly tired from their efforts in the first half, the Italian champions were now in total control of the game and the 3 points were virtually secured.
Nevertheless, there was one man on the pitch who wouldn't rest until he left his mark in this game too and that was of course Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward had a few chances to score his goal throughout the match, but he only finished one of them late in the second half, when a Juve's counter-attack allowed him to go 1-on-1 with Spezia's goalkeeper and he finished it off with a clean left-footed strike. This was Cristiano Ronaldo's 20th goal in the Serie A this season and he now has a 2-goal advantage over Inter's Romelu Lukaku, who follows him in 2nd place with 18 goals.
Juventus line-up vs Spezia:
Goalkeeper: Szczesny
Defenders: Frabotta, Alex Sandro, Demiral, Danilo
Midfielders: Rabiot, Bentancur, McKennie, Chiesa
Attackers: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kulusevski.
Match stats provided by www.ronaldo7.net
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Juventus
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vs
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Spezia
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3 |
Goals |
0 |
18 |
Shots |
12 |
7 |
Shots on goal |
1 |
5 |
Corner kicks |
10 |
14 |
Fouls commited |
13 |
2 |
Yellow cards |
0 |
0 |
Red cards |
0 |
47% |
Ball possession |
53% |
Cristiano Ronaldo next game for Juventus in the Serie A is on March 6, against Lazio. You can watch Juventus vs Lazio, Bordeaux vs PSG, Barça vs Sevilla, Crystal Palace vs Manchester United, Burnley vs Leicester City, and AC Milan vs Udinese, all matches provided from our streaming game pages.
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Juventus vs Lazio kick-off time (06-03-2021):
Beijing (China) | UTC/GMT+7: 02:45
Jakarta (Indonesia) | UTC/GMT+6: 01:45
India (New Delhi) | UTC/GMT+4.30: 00:15
Italy (Turin) | UTC/GMT+1: 20:45
Spain (Madrid) | UTC/GMT+1: 20:45
Portugal and England (Lisbon/London) | UTC/GMT+0: 19:45
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | UTC/GMT-4: 15:45
New York (United States) | UTC/GMT-5: 14:45
Los Angeles (United States) | UTC/GMT-8: 11:45
Sources: ronaldo7.net / juventus.com / beinsports.com / espn.com
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