Juventus easily saw off Palermo 2-0 at Juventus Stadium on Sunday afternoon in Serie A.
Arturo Vidal fired the Bianconeri into a first half lead before Fernando Llorente’s first goal of the season wrapped up the points for the league leaders.
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Juventus
Gianluigi Buffon – 6 – Bystander
Rarely troubled for long periods of the game, had one moment of panic when he fumbled a cross but the visitors could not take advantage of the situation.
Angelo Ogbonna – 6 – Observer
Had a very quiet game, had next to no involvement other than passing the ball about to his fellow defenders. Did not have to make a single tackle.
Leonardo Bonucci – 6.5 – Solid
Did well to block Dybala’s effort in the first half and repeated the feat shortly after the interval. Another solid performance at the heart of the Bianconeri defence.
Giorgio Chiellini – 7 – Exemplary
The best defender on the pitch. Completed more tackles than any of his fellow players and was a calm presence throughout. Also had more touches of the ball than anyone else.
Roberto Pereyra – 6 – Endeavouring
Won the ball in the build up to the opening goal and his pace caused the Palermo back line several worries but lacked any real finesse. Substituted after just 53 minutes.
Arturo Vidal – 7.5 – Star
Kept his cool to score the opener with a calm finish and often at the heart of what was good for the home side. Linked up well with Asamoah out on the left. Was a driving force at both ends of the pitch.
Andrea Pirlo – 7 – Reliable
Always involved at the heart of the midfield, showed his importance to the side with yet another goal assist as his corner allowed Llorente to head home with his last kick of the game. Replaced by Pogba after 65 minutes.
Claudio Marchisio – 6.5 – Sturdy
Another reliable performance from the Italy international. Only downside was the lack of quality in his finishing, had five efforts on goal and failed to test Sorrentino.
Kwadwo Asamoah – 6.5 – Enterprising
Regularly posed a threat down the left flank, but struggled to find the right ball. Worked well throughout and had the better of Pisano more often than not.
Fernando Llorente – 6.5 – Relieved
Opened his goal tally for the season, heading past Sorrentino from Pirlo’s corner. Aside from the goal had little real effect on the outcome. He will be relieved to have finally scored.
Carlos Tevez – 6 – Workman
Played his part in assisting Vidal’s goal and was unselfish throughout. Had just one effort at goal but always created space for his team mates.
Substitutes
Stephen Lichtsteiner – 5 – Pedestrian
Replaced Pereyra early in the second half and hardly had any impact in the game whatsoever.
Paul Pogba – 5.5 – Ineffectual
On for Pirlo, he was unable to exert any real influence on the game as the game was already won before he appeared.
Sebastian Giovinco – 6 – Exciting
Came on as a late substitute for Tevez and managed to test Sorrentino with an effort from an acute angle before smashing a long range drive against the post.
Palermo
Stefano Sorrentino – 5 – Unsure
Not at any real fault for either goal but looked shaky at times. In the end he made three saves, however the game was already lost by then.
Ezequiel Munoz – 6 – Strong
The pick of the visitor’s defence, winning all of his aerial duels.
Giancarlo Gonzalez – 5.5 – Unconvincing
Less assured than Munoz in the air and distributed the ball poorly at times.
Sinisa Andelkovic – 5.5 – Weak
The weakest link of the back three, passed the ball more accurately than his defensive partners but really struggled against the physical presence of Llorente.
Eros Pisano – 5 – Struggled
Constantly struggled in dealing with Asamoah and Vidal linking up on his flank. His passing was atrocious and yet still somehow played the full 90 minutes.
Francesco Bolzoni – 6 – Solid
At the heart of the Palermo midfield, did relatively well when compared to his team mates, it was always going to be an uphill task against Juventus.
Luca Rigoni – 6 – Bright
Brightest Palermo player on the pitch. Distributed the ball well and was relatively solid in the tackle. Substituted for Maresca after 74 minutes.
Edgar Barreto – 5 – Wayward
Booked for a heavy tackle on Pereyra and was fairly wayward in his passing before he was replaced on the hour mark by Belotti.
Zouhair Feddal – 5 – Invisible
Completely anonymous throughout, at times it was easy to forget he was even on the pitch for the full 90 minutes. Struggled to cope with the pace of Pereyra.
Franco Vazquez – 6 – Unconvincing
Had a couple of efforts at goal, came closest for the visitors as his header hit the roof of the net. Looked to be his side’s biggest threat.
Paulo Dybala – 5.5 – Starved
Starved of opportunities, managed to screw a tame long range effort wide of the Juventus goal. Had to resort to ambitious efforts that hardly tested Buffon.
Substitutes
Andrea Belotti – 5 – Anonymous
Had half an hour to impress and made next to no impact on the game.
Enzo Maresca – 5 – Popular
The former Juve man was well received but barely influenced the game on his arrival.
Robin Quaison – N/A
Only had ten minutes and played no part of note.
