Juve fight back to beat Roma in thriller

Published on: 09 January 2022

Victory sees Juventus stay 10 points behind leaders Milan

Juventus scored three goals in seven minutes as they staged a remarkable comeback from 3-1 down to beat Roma.

Manuel Locatelli and Dejan Kulusevski brought Juve level before Mattia De Sciglio hit a dramatic winner.

Roma's Lorenzo Pellegrini then had a late penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny after Matthijs de Ligt had been shown a second yellow card for handball.

Goals from Pellegrini, Tammy Abraham and Henrikh Mkhitaryan had put Roma in control before Juve's late revival.

Jose Mourinho's side, who had loan signing Ainsley Maitland-Niles in the starting XI for the first time, went ahead on 11 minutes when Abraham nodded home Jordan Veretout's near-post corner for his 14th goal in all competitions this season.

Paulo Dybala levelled for Juve shortly before half-time with a guided effort into the corner from the edge of the box.

Mkhitaryan restored Roma's lead at the start of the second half when his long-range effort deflected off Daniele Rugani and looped over Szczesny, before Pellegrini curled a stunning 25 yard free-kick into the top corner to put the home side seemingly on course for a comfortable victory.

However, Juve's comeback began on 70 minutes when Locatelli headed home Alvaro Morata's cross from six yards.

Two minutes later, substitute Kulusevski saw his close-range range strike initially ruled out for offside, but the decision was overturned after a lengthy video assistant referee check.

De Sciglio then sparked scenes of delirium among the visiting players when he drilled home the winner into the bottom corner from inside the area.

There was still time for more drama inside the final 10 minutes when centre-back De Ligt was sent off for a second bookable offence after blocking Abraham's shot with his arm in the area.

Pellegrini took the spot-kick but Szczesny guessed the right way and palmed the ball clear.

The win keeps Juventus fifth and three points behind Atalanta, who sit fourth in the final Champions league spot after thrashing Udinese 6-2. Roma stay in eighth place.

Leaders Milan ease to winIbrahimovic, 40, has now scored three goals in his last six appearances

AC Milan kept up the pressure on title rivals Inter with a comfortable 3-0 win at Venezia.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic tapped home his eighth goal of the season from Rafael Leao's cross to give Stefano Pioli's side the lead after just two minutes.

The visitors doubled their lead at the start of the second half when Theo Hernandez latched onto Leao's pass before rifling into the corner.

Venezia were reduced to 10 men when defender Michael Svoboda was sent off for handling the ball on the line, with Hernandez dispatching the spot-kick to complete a comfortable victory.

The win moves Milan to the top of the Serie A table, though Inter can return to the summit if they avoid defeat against Lazio on Sunday's late game.

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsRoma

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Rui Patrício15Maitland-Niles6Smalling3Ibañez da Silva5Viña4Cristante17Veretout77Mkhitaryan7Pellegrini64Afena-Gyan9Abraham

    1Rui Patrício15Maitland-Niles6Smalling3Ibañez da SilvaBooked at 51mins5Viña4CristanteBooked at 76mins17VeretoutBooked at 50minsSubstituted forPérezat 78'minutes77Mkhitaryan7PellegriniSubstituted forMayoralat 87'minutes64Afena-GyanSubstituted forShomurodovat 71'minutes9Abraham

Substitutes

    8Villar11Pérez13Calafiori14Shomurodov19Reynolds21Mayoral24Kumbulla52Bove59Zalewski63Boer67Mastrantonio

Juventus

Formation 4-3-3

1Szczesny11Ju Cuadrado4de Ligt24Rugani2De Sciglio14McKennie27Locatelli30Bentancur10Dybala18Kean22Chiesa

    1Szczesny11Ju CuadradoBooked at 45mins4de LigtBooked at 81mins24Rugani2De Sciglio14McKennie27LocatelliBooked at 65mins30BentancurSubstituted forArthurat 63'minutes10DybalaSubstituted forChielliniat 82'minutes18KeanSubstituted forMorataat 64'minutes22ChiesaSubstituted forKulusevskiat 32'minutes

Substitutes

    3Chiellini5Arthur9Morata17Pellegrini20Bernardeschi21Pinto Ramos25Rabiot36Perin38Aké42Senko44Kulusevski

Referee:Davide MassaMatch StatsHome TeamRomaAway TeamJuventusPossessionHome52%Away48%ShotsHome19Away14Shots on TargetHome7Away5CornersHome8Away1FoulsHome11Away12Live TextPost update

Match ends, Roma 3, Juventus 4.

90'+7'Full Time

Second Half ends, Roma 3, Juventus 4.

90'+4'Post update

Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+4'Post update

Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).

90'+3'Post update

Corner, Roma. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.

90'+3'Post update

Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.

90'Post update

Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'Post update

Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).

90'Post update

Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.

89'Post update

Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).

89'Post update

Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

88'Post update

Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matias Viña.

87'Substitution

Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.

87'Post update

Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).

87'Post update

Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'Post update

Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.

83'Post update

Penalty saved! Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

82'Substitution

Substitution, Juventus. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Paulo Dybala.

81'Dismissal

Second yellow card to Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) for hand ball.

81'Post update

VAR Decision: Penalty Roma.

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Source: bbc.com

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