Juventus slumped to a 1-0 loss at home to promoted Empoli in its first match without Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday.
Match Report
Leonardo Mancuso's first-half goal was enough for the visitors to claim a shock victory and leave Juventus waiting for its first Italian league win of the season after two games. Juve opened with a disappointing 2-2 draw at Udinese last weekend.
Ronaldo secured his return to Manchester United on Friday - a day after telling Juventus he no longer wanted to play for the club. The Portugal star was top scorer in Serie A for the last two seasons and scored 101 goals in 134 appearances.
Juventus could have done with him against Empoli, which only secured its return to Italy's top flight last season.
Mancuso scored in the 21st, firing home from close range after Nedim Bajrami's initial effort was deflected into his path. The visitors refused to sit back after the goal.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri reacted to a disappointing first half from his team by bringing on Alvaro Morata, a forward, for American midfielder Weston McKennie at the break.
Federico Bernardeschi came on for fellow midfielder Adrien Rabiot shortly afterward, but the visitors kept pushing.
Paulo Dybala had a couple of close efforts as Juve showed signs of improvement, but too often the home team's moves broke down at the final pass, prompting a furious outburst from Allegri on the sideline.
Juventus' players were incensed when a number of calls went against them, including when Manuel Locatelli's ball for Morata was deflected out by an Empoli defender but no corner was awarded.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
4' CLOSE! Chiesa's shot saved
12' AGAIN! Chiesa's long shot saved
20' GOAL! Juventus 0-1 Empoli (Mancuso)
25' CHANCE! Cutrone's long shot wide out
47' Dybala's shot saved
64' Cuadrado's shot denied
70' CHANCE! Locatelli's shot wide out
Line-ups
Juventus XI: Bonucci, Szczesny, Cuadrado, Danilo, Sandro, Dybala, Rabiot, Bentancur, De Ligt, Chiesa, McKennie
Subs: Chiellini, Pinsoglio, Perin, Morata, De Sciglio, Rugani, Bernardeschi, Locatelli, L.Pellegrini, Kulusevski, F. Ranocchia, Nicolò Fagioli
Empoli XI: P. Stojanović, L. Mancuso, Luperto, G. Vicario, N. Haas, R. Marchizza, Cutrone, F. Bandinelli, A. Ismajli, N. Bajrami, S. Ricci
Subs: A. La Mantia, Tonelli, S. Romagnoli, L. Štulac, A. Brignoli, J. Furlan, R. Fiamozzi, Liam Henderson, Pinamonti, S. Żurkowski, F. Parisi, M. Viti
jasjoy2000
1297
NO RONALDO NO PARTY
Brightberry
1087
Real Madrid to Juventus: this is just the beginning, it will take you years to recover.
Bigmullar
1040
post Ronaldo era has perfectly begin ... 😂 😂
manunitedhater
899
Ronaldo right now
Mosanya
828
Juventus lost but that doesn't change the fact that this guy is has the potential to become the best in the world.🙌🏻
HDavies
721
Juve fans watching the match without cr7 in it 🤣🤣🤣
Mosanya
701
“Ronaldo was holding juve back” 😂
Mosanya
639
Two leaders have left the club.. How won't you feel their absence on and off the field.
Brightberry
594
OLD Lady without Ronaldo is a DEAD Lady. 😂😂
Brightberry
578
Fun fact: Ronaldo was released from prison at Juventus
tundeyakubu
527
just see how jujentus is useless with out CR7
CriticalThinker1
510
Gradually Juventus is becoming the Arsenal of Serie A
YawElorm
502
without C.Ronaldo, Juventus is suffering a goal drought
Mushfiqur
442
This team gave me nothing but pain in the last 3 years now I am happy to see them in pain 😂
Amandae
328
Gif here. Like me: https://bit.ly/3BjRemz
YawElorm
257
Juventus were missing him Up Front
Mosanya
245
Looks like Juve are missing a (C)onsistent (R)eliable goalscorer 😏
DEVANCY
208
I AM SURPRISED THESE ARE JUVE NEWS AND NO JUVE BADGE IS COMMENTING...RONALDO IS BIGGER THAN JUVENTUS
Amanda-
87
My fellow Juventus fans , no goalkeeper to blame today. What most Juventus fans doesn’t understand is . Junky Allgeri is not a good coach. Conte built down a very strong team with little amount of money back in 2010 . When conte took over Juventus in 2010 , Juventus were having problems. Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL for 3 to 4 season. Conte came and built a great. A team that junky Allgeri took over and back then turned it into a defensive team . For the following 3 season, Allgeri only had to manage the team . All he did then was to defend and play his way to win the league and played in two UCL finals, which he lost to both Barcelona and Real. 3-1 and 4-1 . Low mentality Juventus fans , will tell you he is the best . No No No , Allgeri is not the best and he’s not even good. Low mentality Juventus fans will come here and tell me to shut my mouth up that I m a girl 👧 . Yeah I m a girl , but I work in reality and facts . Allgeri has handle to teams . One he destroyed and that was AC Milan and the 2nd Juventus. Which he left in a bad shape than when he took over the team . In his last two seasons at Juventus, VAR was introduced and it became very difficult 😞 to play defensively. After losing to Ajax and managed to win the league he was fired. This stupid management went on to hire Sarri, Sarri was the best option. A great coach that won earlier with Lazio 6-1 . All this junky management needed to do was give Sarri time to build a new team . They stupidly fired him and stupidly hired Pirlo. After watching Pirlo is 2nd game. I said Pirlo should be fired . Fans came at me , Fans said he needed time . I told everyone that care to listen, that no matter how long you give pirlo, that he will always flop . Finally Pirlo was fired . The junky management had the opportunity to hire Conte or Zidane, instead they went for brainless Allgeri. Here we are . Fans told me to support and be positive. No matter how positive we are , we don’t have a team . We don’t have a coach and we definitely don’t have a management. By my calculations, by week 4 Juventus may definitely be at the last place in the league. Because I don’t see this Junky Allgeri is team , beating Napoli or Ac Milan. We have two days to fix something. You all are just seeing the real Allgeri. Best option, fire 🔥 him now , because if you don’t know, you will finally do and by then it will be to late . Hire Zidane or Conte that are free. Sell out some of our junkies players and promote players from our youth team players. Give our youth team players opportunities to prove themselves, under a coach like Conte or Zidane. And if we manage to qualify for the 2nd round of UCL. Buy new players in January. But it’s absolutely also important to fire this current management. That my solution. Ronaldo give is best. We Juventus fans should understand. He couldn’t have done it alone . When you buy a player like Ronaldo, you must give him a great team to work with. PSG got Messi and they’re building him a solid team . Ronaldo will be glad he’s Left . Junky Allgeri, wanna bring back old players, that they only way he can coach. Juventus fans . Take a time out and go to YouTube and watch Junky Allgeri is AC Milan, only then will you understand me . I m a girl 👧 but not stupid and I have been a Juventus fans since a child 🧒 so don’t insult me . Playing in UCL finals and losing them both , don’t make you a good coach. Winning the league titles 5 times during a period that the league was weak, don’t make you a great coach. Now that the league is hard , most teams are good 😊 and most coaches are awesome 👏 win the league and let see . Juventus needs a change. This current team, coach and management, are nightmare
Hellomadrid25
13
Ronaldo just destroyed Juventus and just left there . 🙏
you are just a stupid Ronaldo hatter... watch Juventus game. throughout these years defence was their main weapons. but in last 2 or 3 years their defence is measurable. remember one thing Ronaldo is a Striker not defender. his duty was to do goals and he perfectly did that.
Proteinoftheworld
12
they were partying before Ronaldo went and destroyed. their club
As if it was Ronaldo that asked them not to sign good players or it’s Ronaldo that made them draw 4 matches in a roll when he got Covid abi it’s Ronaldo that told keeper to dribble in last match and it’s still Ronaldo that holds their legs so they can’t score abi Ronaldo did not spoil Juventus cuz if the club choose to sign players Ronaldo can’t say no
AJstyles10
10
Real Madrid to Juventus: this is just the beginning, it will take you years to recover.
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Ronaldo just destroyed Juventus and just left there . 🙏
kg-4991
9
Ronaldo just destroyed Juventus and just left there . 🙏
Juve will fall apart even if Ronaldo didn't have joined them. They don't have their backbone anymore Buffon, Bargzali, Chiellini, Bonucci at defence Marchisio, Khedira and Pjanic at Midfield They never found replacement for these players. Until then, even if Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar at their prime played at Juve, they will still won't win UCL.
Busbybabes
9
My fellow Juventus fans , no goalkeeper to blame today. What most Juventus fans doesn’t understand is . Junky Allgeri is not a good coach. Conte built down a very strong team with little amount of money back in 2010 . When conte took over Juventus in 2010 , Juventus were having problems. Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL for 3 to 4 season. Conte came and built a great. A team that junky Allgeri took over and back then turned it into a defensive team . For the following 3 season, Allgeri only had to manage the team . All he did then was to defend and play his way to win the league and played in two UCL finals, which he lost to both Barcelona and Real. 3-1 and 4-1 . Low mentality Juventus fans , will tell you he is the best . No No No , Allgeri is not the best and he’s not even good. Low mentality Juventus fans will come here and tell me to shut my mouth up that I m a girl 👧 . Yeah I m a girl , but I work in reality and facts . Allgeri has handle to teams . One he destroyed and that was AC Milan and the 2nd Juventus. Which he left in a bad shape than when he took over the team . In his last two seasons at Juventus, VAR was introduced and it became very difficult 😞 to play defensively. After losing to Ajax and managed to win the league he was fired. This stupid management went on to hire Sarri, Sarri was the best option. A great coach that won earlier with Lazio 6-1 . All this junky management needed to do was give Sarri time to build a new team . They stupidly fired him and stupidly hired Pirlo. After watching Pirlo is 2nd game. I said Pirlo should be fired . Fans came at me , Fans said he needed time . I told everyone that care to listen, that no matter how long you give pirlo, that he will always flop . Finally Pirlo was fired . The junky management had the opportunity to hire Conte or Zidane, instead they went for brainless Allgeri. Here we are . Fans told me to support and be positive. No matter how positive we are , we don’t have a team . We don’t have a coach and we definitely don’t have a management. By my calculations, by week 4 Juventus may definitely be at the last place in the league. Because I don’t see this Junky Allgeri is team , beating Napoli or Ac Milan. We have two days to fix something. You all are just seeing the real Allgeri. Best option, fire 🔥 him now , because if you don’t know, you will finally do and by then it will be to late . Hire Zidane or Conte that are free. Sell out some of our junkies players and promote players from our youth team players. Give our youth team players opportunities to prove themselves, under a coach like Conte or Zidane. And if we manage to qualify for the 2nd round of UCL. Buy new players in January. But it’s absolutely also important to fire this current management. That my solution. Ronaldo give is best. We Juventus fans should understand. He couldn’t have done it alone . When you buy a player like Ronaldo, you must give him a great team to work with. PSG got Messi and they’re building him a solid team . Ronaldo will be glad he’s Left . Junky Allgeri, wanna bring back old players, that they only way he can coach. Juventus fans . Take a time out and go to YouTube and watch Junky Allgeri is AC Milan, only then will you understand me . I m a girl 👧 but not stupid and I have been a Juventus fans since a child 🧒 so don’t insult me . Playing in UCL finals and losing them both , don’t make you a good coach. Winning the league titles 5 times during a period that the league was weak, don’t make you a great coach. Now that the league is hard , most teams are good 😊 and most coaches are awesome 👏 win the league and let see . Juventus needs a change. This current team, coach and management, are nightmare
i ran out of battery in the middle of the post.
Proteinoftheworld
9
It’s only one game. Come down
Bro I can’t remember the last time Ronaldo played and lost to a newly Promoted should I say relegation side for the past 12 years now If you’ve watched any please tell me
gegson04
9
My fellow Juventus fans , no goalkeeper to blame today. What most Juventus fans doesn’t understand is . Junky Allgeri is not a good coach. Conte built down a very strong team with little amount of money back in 2010 . When conte took over Juventus in 2010 , Juventus were having problems. Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL for 3 to 4 season. Conte came and built a great. A team that junky Allgeri took over and back then turned it into a defensive team . For the following 3 season, Allgeri only had to manage the team . All he did then was to defend and play his way to win the league and played in two UCL finals, which he lost to both Barcelona and Real. 3-1 and 4-1 . Low mentality Juventus fans , will tell you he is the best . No No No , Allgeri is not the best and he’s not even good. Low mentality Juventus fans will come here and tell me to shut my mouth up that I m a girl 👧 . Yeah I m a girl , but I work in reality and facts . Allgeri has handle to teams . One he destroyed and that was AC Milan and the 2nd Juventus. Which he left in a bad shape than when he took over the team . In his last two seasons at Juventus, VAR was introduced and it became very difficult 😞 to play defensively. After losing to Ajax and managed to win the league he was fired. This stupid management went on to hire Sarri, Sarri was the best option. A great coach that won earlier with Lazio 6-1 . All this junky management needed to do was give Sarri time to build a new team . They stupidly fired him and stupidly hired Pirlo. After watching Pirlo is 2nd game. I said Pirlo should be fired . Fans came at me , Fans said he needed time . I told everyone that care to listen, that no matter how long you give pirlo, that he will always flop . Finally Pirlo was fired . The junky management had the opportunity to hire Conte or Zidane, instead they went for brainless Allgeri. Here we are . Fans told me to support and be positive. No matter how positive we are , we don’t have a team . We don’t have a coach and we definitely don’t have a management. By my calculations, by week 4 Juventus may definitely be at the last place in the league. Because I don’t see this Junky Allgeri is team , beating Napoli or Ac Milan. We have two days to fix something. You all are just seeing the real Allgeri. Best option, fire 🔥 him now , because if you don’t know, you will finally do and by then it will be to late . Hire Zidane or Conte that are free. Sell out some of our junkies players and promote players from our youth team players. Give our youth team players opportunities to prove themselves, under a coach like Conte or Zidane. And if we manage to qualify for the 2nd round of UCL. Buy new players in January. But it’s absolutely also important to fire this current management. That my solution. Ronaldo give is best. We Juventus fans should understand. He couldn’t have done it alone . When you buy a player like Ronaldo, you must give him a great team to work with. PSG got Messi and they’re building him a solid team . Ronaldo will be glad he’s Left . Junky Allgeri, wanna bring back old players, that they only way he can coach. Juventus fans . Take a time out and go to YouTube and watch Junky Allgeri is AC Milan, only then will you understand me . I m a girl 👧 but not stupid and I have been a Juventus fans since a child 🧒 so don’t insult me . Playing in UCL finals and losing them both , don’t make you a good coach. Winning the league titles 5 times during a period that the league was weak, don’t make you a great coach. Now that the league is hard , most teams are good 😊 and most coaches are awesome 👏 win the league and let see . Juventus needs a change. This current team, coach and management, are nightmare
How on Earth did u manage to type all sis
Mu18
8
My fellow Juventus fans , no goalkeeper to blame today. What most Juventus fans doesn’t understand is . Junky Allgeri is not a good coach. Conte built down a very strong team with little amount of money back in 2010 . When conte took over Juventus in 2010 , Juventus were having problems. Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL for 3 to 4 season. Conte came and built a great. A team that junky Allgeri took over and back then turned it into a defensive team . For the following 3 season, Allgeri only had to manage the team . All he did then was to defend and play his way to win the league and played in two UCL finals, which he lost to both Barcelona and Real. 3-1 and 4-1 . Low mentality Juventus fans , will tell you he is the best . No No No , Allgeri is not the best and he’s not even good. Low mentality Juventus fans will come here and tell me to shut my mouth up that I m a girl 👧 . Yeah I m a girl , but I work in reality and facts . Allgeri has handle to teams . One he destroyed and that was AC Milan and the 2nd Juventus. Which he left in a bad shape than when he took over the team . In his last two seasons at Juventus, VAR was introduced and it became very difficult 😞 to play defensively. After losing to Ajax and managed to win the league he was fired. This stupid management went on to hire Sarri, Sarri was the best option. A great coach that won earlier with Lazio 6-1 . All this junky management needed to do was give Sarri time to build a new team . They stupidly fired him and stupidly hired Pirlo. After watching Pirlo is 2nd game. I said Pirlo should be fired . Fans came at me , Fans said he needed time . I told everyone that care to listen, that no matter how long you give pirlo, that he will always flop . Finally Pirlo was fired . The junky management had the opportunity to hire Conte or Zidane, instead they went for brainless Allgeri. Here we are . Fans told me to support and be positive. No matter how positive we are , we don’t have a team . We don’t have a coach and we definitely don’t have a management. By my calculations, by week 4 Juventus may definitely be at the last place in the league. Because I don’t see this Junky Allgeri is team , beating Napoli or Ac Milan. We have two days to fix something. You all are just seeing the real Allgeri. Best option, fire 🔥 him now , because if you don’t know, you will finally do and by then it will be to late . Hire Zidane or Conte that are free. Sell out some of our junkies players and promote players from our youth team players. Give our youth team players opportunities to prove themselves, under a coach like Conte or Zidane. And if we manage to qualify for the 2nd round of UCL. Buy new players in January. But it’s absolutely also important to fire this current management. That my solution. Ronaldo give is best. We Juventus fans should understand. He couldn’t have done it alone . When you buy a player like Ronaldo, you must give him a great team to work with. PSG got Messi and they’re building him a solid team . Ronaldo will be glad he’s Left . Junky Allgeri, wanna bring back old players, that they only way he can coach. Juventus fans . Take a time out and go to YouTube and watch Junky Allgeri is AC Milan, only then will you understand me . I m a girl 👧 but not stupid and I have been a Juventus fans since a child 🧒 so don’t insult me . Playing in UCL finals and losing them both , don’t make you a good coach. Winning the league titles 5 times during a period that the league was weak, don’t make you a great coach. Now that the league is hard , most teams are good 😊 and most coaches are awesome 👏 win the league and let see . Juventus needs a change. This current team, coach and management, are nightmare
thanks for the bible
mukeirz
8
Juventus lost but that doesn't change the fact that this guy is has the potential to become the best in the world.🙌🏻
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It will stay in potential
kenabimyz
8
NO RONALDO NO PARTY
they were partying before Ronaldo went and destroyed. their club