Leonardo Mancuso pounced on a loose ball to give Empoli a shock victory in Turin, as a dismal Juventus deservedly lost their first match of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era and were booed off the pitch.Juventus have failed to win their opening two games of Serie A.
Juventus have failed to win their opening two games of Serie A.
Juventus lose their first home game of the season after having drawn their opening away game last week. Just 1 point out of a possible 6 which means Inter already take a 5 point lead.
The last time they went without a win in their opening two games, was in 2015/16 whilst also under Allegri. The team will face Napoli next.
Max Allegri reshuffled his pack for the first game since Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Manchester United, missing injured Aaron Ramsey, Arthur and Kaio Jorge, with Manuel Locatelli not yet fit to start, so Danilo played in front of the defence.
Last time Empoli beat Juventus in the league was in 1999.
Two years ago, it was Ronaldo who helped his side comeback from an early Empoli goal. Caputo had put the home side ahead in the 28th minutes, before Cristiano Ronaldo equalized for Juventus from the spot kick in the 54th minute and earned the winner in the 70th minute to give Juventus all the points.
Federico Chiesa stood out yesterday to ensure his side didn’t miss the vacuum left by one of the greatest of all times. He had three shots on target out of four for Juventus against Empoli.
No player attempted most shots on target (3), successful dribbles (3) or provided many key passes (2) than him in the pitch.
“You simply cannot replace Cristiano Ronaldo. It is IMPOSSIBLE” – says the commentator during the Juventus vs Empoli game.
Some of Cristiano Ronaldo’s records with the club before his departure last week:
Most goals (37) for Juventus in a single season.
Fastest Juventus player to score 10+ goals in a debut season (16 apps).
First Juventus player to score 100 goals in first 3 seasons (131 apps).
Scored in each of the 18 stadiums he’s played in Italy.
Best goal ratio in Juventus history.
According to Mailsport, Cristiano Ronaldo agreed to take a pay cut when joining Manchester United and will earn £380,000-a-week, compared to £500,000-a-week at Juventus.
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