Juventus 2-0 Udinese: Bianconeri secure comfortable win over Zebrette

Date: 13th September 2014 at 10:46pm
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Carlos TevezJuventus maintained their 100 percent start to the Serie A season with a convincing 2-0 victory over Udinese at the Juventus Stadium

Single goals in each half gave the home side the win. Carlos Tevez opened the scoring in the eighth minute, before Claudio Marchisio ensured the win late in the second half.

The home side immediately looked to dominate, forcing their opponents to defend in numbers. Their strong start was rewarded when Stephan Lichtsteiner broke down the right wing and fired in a cross for Carlos Tevez to expertly strike home in the ninth minute. The Argentine placed the ball into the bottom far corner, beyond the reach of Orestis Karnezis in the Udinese goal .

The Bianconeri then had a claim for a penalty when Patrice Evra was brought down in the box by Panagiotis Kone.

The Old Lady continued to dominate after the goal, Paul Pogba in particular standing out

Udinese had a rare chance on the counter in the 26th minute but the final ball was played behind the onrushing Luis Muriel.

Martin Caceres made a crucial headed clearance in the 29th minute, denying Antonio Di Natale a clear attempt on goal. The Zebrette began to enjoy more possession after the half hour mark but their midfield lacked any guile or creativity.

Lichtsteiner prodded a shot tamely wide in the 37th minute following some neat interchanges on the edge of the Udinese penalty area.

Karnezis saved from Pogba in the 40th minute after he failed to connect properly with a low shot. The Frenchman contuned to be a threat and he went close again in the 44th minute, skipping past a challenge and striking from distance.

The second half began in much the same way as the first with the home side attacking from the outset.

Evra made one of his trademark attacking runs down the left wing in the 64th minute, firing his cross just behind Fernando Llorente.

There was drama in the 66th minute when the away side thought they had equalized but defender Igor Bubnjic was judged to be offside when he prodded the ball in the net from three yards out. Replays show the call was extremely tight.

Soon after Llorente rolled his defender expertly but sliced his shot horribly wide. The Old Lady did eventually double their advantage in the 75th minute when Claudio Marchisio finished a neat move involving Patrice Evra and Carlos Tevez. The former Manchester City man rolled the ball for Marchisio to rifle home from outside the box.

After the second goal the game petered out with the home side looking to conserve their energy and Udinese lacking any real quality.

Subsitute Alvaro Morata had the chance to add a third in the 93rd minute but his turn and low shot was well saved by Karnezis.

 

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