Juventus' week went from bad to worse as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Hellas Verona at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Saturday.
2021/2022 Serie A
2-1
Match Report
The hosts raced into an early lead courtesy of a Giovanni Simeone brace, as Weston McKennie's late strike turned out to be a mere consolation for Massimiliano Allegri's side.
The deadlock was broken just seven minutes into the encounter, as Antonin Barak's effort was parried by Wojciech Szczesny straight into Simeone's path, and the Argentine made no mistake from close range.
There was nothing the Bianconeri could do about Simeone's second, as he picked up the ball just outside the area before lashing a fierce strike into the top corner.
The visitors reduced the deficit to one goal with ten minutes remaining, as McKennie fired home an unstoppable effort from just inside the box, however it was not enough as they slipped to another defeat following their 2-1 loss against Sassuolo on Wednesday evening.
Juventus sit in eighth place in the Serie A standings, and will be aiming to return to winning ways when they welcome Fiorentina to the Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
6' CLOSE! Szczesny denies Lazovic's shot
10' GOAL! Verona 1-0 Juventus (Simeone)
13' GOAL! Verona 2-0 Juventus (Simeone)
16' CLOSE! Dybala's shot inches wide
25' Yellow Card! Lazovic booked
28' NO GOAL! Simeone's shot ruled out for an earlier foul
36' CHANCE! Dybala's header wide out
40' Sandro's shot hits the net
44' OFF THE BAR! Dybala nearly scores
48' CLOSE! Dybala's shot wide out
75' Yellow Card! Morata booked
79' GOAL! Verona 2-1 Juventus (McKennie)
83' MISS! Kalinic's shot inches wide
Line-ups
Verona XI: Veloso, Lazovic, Faraoni, Gunter, Tameze, Caprari, L. Montipò, Dawidowicz, Barak, G.Simeone, N. Casale
Subs: Kalinic, A. Berardi, Ceccherini, Bessa, G. Magnani, Lasagna, M. Hongla Yma, Cetin, K. Rüegg, Sutalo, I. Pandur, M. Cancellieri
Juventus XI: Bonucci, Szczesny, Chiellini, Cuadrado, Danilo, Sandro, Morata, Dybala, Rabiot, Arthur, Bentancur
Subs: Pinsoglio, Perin, Bernardeschi, Locatelli, De Ligt, L.Pellegrini, Kulusevski, McKennie, Kaio Jorge