Thiago Motta's first game in charge of Juventus ended in defeat as an unfamiliar Bianconeri side was thrashed 3-0 by 2. Bundesliga outfit Nurnberg on Friday.
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Match Report
The likes of Timothy Weah, Nicolo Fagioli and Dusan Vlahovic were limited to substitute roles as Motta selected a young side at Max-Morlock-Stadion, with the latter hitting the post with a second-half penalty at 1-0.
Caspar Jander had earlier given Nurnberg a 19th-minute lead, and they put some gloss on the scoreline with two late strikes after Vlahovic's missed spot-kick.
Substitutes Dustin Forkel and Tim Janisch both converted from inside the penalty area in the final four minutes as Motta's reign began in disappointing fashion.
The Bianconeri are next in action versus Brest on Saturday, with a further friendly against Atletico Madrid in the diary before they begin their Serie A campaign at Como on August 19.
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Data Debrief: Juve's second string miss their chance
It's fair to say few of the youngsters selected by Motta made a big impression, with the Bianconeri only managing two shots to Nurnberg's seven before they rang the changes at half-time.
No Juventus starter created a chance in Bavaria, and things did not get much better when Motta made his changes, with Vlahovic in particular enduring a disappointing outing.
He only had 18 touches, one of them coming when he struck the woodwork from 12 yards.
Line-ups
1. FC Nürnberg XI: Danilo, Knoche, Florian Pick, Kanji Okunuki, Lukas Schleimer, Jan Reichert, Florian Flick, Jens Castrop, Jannik Hofmann, Caspar Jander, Finn Jeltsch
Subs: Enrico Valentini, Ondrej Karafiat, Christian Mathenia, Michal Sevcik, Michal Kukucka, Rafael Lubach, Simon Joachims, Stefanos Tzimas, Nick Seidel, Tim Janisch, Dustin Forkel
Juventus XI: Locatelli, Michele Di Gregorio, Tiago Djaló, Khéphren Thuram, Nikola Sekulov, Tommaso Barbieri, Fabio Miretti, Facundo González, Luis Hasa, Livano Comenencia, Jonas Rouhi
Subs: Pinsoglio, Perin, Dušan Vlahović, Timothy Weah, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Nicolò Fagioli, Juan Cabal, Andrea Cambiaso, Samuel Mbangula, Nicolò Savona, Federico Gatti, Matías Soulé, Giovanni Daffara, Tarik Muharemovic, Vasilije Adzic