Juventus 4-1 Udinese: Kean nets brace as Juve run riot to open up 19-pt lead

Moise Kean marked his first Serie A start of the season with a brace as Juventus opened up a 19-point lead over Napoli on Friday.

Match Events

11' GOAL! Juventus 1-0 Udinese (Kean)

GOAAAALLLL Juventus 1-0 Udinese!!! Kean turns away in delight as he opens the scoring for the home side. The striker had to stay patient as he waited for Alex Sandro to reach the box, but he moved to the near post once the cross came in. He sandwiched himself in between two defenders before firing home the cross to beat Musso.

30' Beautiful dribble from Kean

39' GOAL! Juventus 2-0 Udinese (Kean)

GOAAALLLLLL JUVENTUS 2-0 UDINESE - Kean grabs his second of the night after a brilliant run and finish. The visitors gave away possession and Kean chased down a lost cause before turning into the box. A stepover confused Musso before he was then beaten at his near post.

67' Penalty Goal! Juventus 3-0 Udinese (Can)

PENALTY JUVENTUS!!!! Opoku is lucky to stay on the field as he chops down Kean inside the box. The striker gives him a head start before beating him to the ball and Opoku sticks out his leg giving the referee no choice.

Can gets himself on the scoresheet thanks to a neat penalty. Some would consider it harsh to not let Kean get his hat-trick but the former Liverpool man does the job and beats Musso.

71' GOAL! Juventus 4-0 Udinese (Matuidi)

GOAAAALLLLL JUVENTUS 4-0 UDINESE!!!! Matuidi gets a goal after some poor marking from the visitors. Bentancur managed to draw in a couple of defenders before curling the ball towards the penalty spot. France international Matuidi timed his run to perfection before stooping low to header the ball into the far corner.

84' GOAL! Juventus 4-1 Udinese (Lasagna)

Lasagna grabs a consolation goal and it is such a shame the goal will count for nothing because it is a lovely finish. Juventus switched off and De Paul took the extra space and moved down the right wing before picking out Lasagna. The striker still had loads to do due to the angle but he stayed calm and fired past Szczesny.

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Match Report

Juventus warmed up for their crunch Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday with a thumping 4-1 Serie A win over Udinese.

Allegri could scarcely have cherry picked a more accommodating opponent as a first-half double from Kean set the Bianconeri on their way to opening up a whopping 19-point lead over Napoli at the league summit.

With one eye on the visit of Simeone's side – who hold a 2-0 advantage from the first leg – Allegri opted to leave Ronaldo on the substitutes' bench and his replacement, Kean, marked his first league start of the campaign with a well-taken brace.

A 67th-minute Emre Can penalty and Blaise Matuidi header four minutes later added gloss to the scoreline against an insipid Udinese side.

Kevin Lasagna's fabulous late consolation was sharply at odds with the overall display from Davide Nicola's men, who remain seven points above the relegation zone in 15th.

Line-ups

Juventus XI: Barzagli, B. Matuidi, W. Szczęsny, M. Cáceres, A.Sandro, E.Can, Rugani, Spinazzola, Bernardeschi, R. Bentancur, M.Kean

Subs: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bonucci,  Chiellini, M. Mandžukić, Carlo Pinsoglio, M. Perin, De Sciglio, P. Dybala, G. Kastanos, S. Mavididi, H. Caviglia

Udinese XI: De Maio, Zeegelaar, J. Larsen, Nuytinck, S.Fofana, W. Troost-Ekong, De Paul, J. Musso, I. Pussetto, H. ter Avest, Ben Wilmot

Subs: Okaka, Sandro, Nícolas, Lasagna, Ingelsson, S. Perisan, N. Opoku, P. Mićin, M. Bocic