Europa League - Vlahovic contributes a goal Juventus draw 1-1 with Nantes

2023-02-17 08:24

Europa League - Vlahovic contributes a goal Juventus draw 1-1 with Nantes


The first round of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League play-offs began. The Serie A giants Juventus, who sit at home, scored a goal in the first half with Vlahovic, but were scored by the opposing player in the second half. , In the end, they could only shake hands with the Ligue 1 team Nantes 1-1.


Juventus took the lead in creating a threat in the first 3 minutes of this campaign. "Angel" Di Maria got the ball at the top of the penalty area and shot from a long distance, but the ball was saved by the Nantes goalkeeper.


In the 13th minute, Di Maria picked a pass from the frontcourt to the penalty area, followed up with Chiesa on the left and sent a cross from the bottom line. Then Vlahovic seized the opportunity in front of the goal to outflank and push the goal, helping Juventus with 1 Leading Nantes to 0. In the 19th minute, when Girotto tried to break through at the top of the penalty area, the ball was still confiscated.


In the 27th minute, Di Maria got the ball from the midfield and scored into the top of the penalty area and then shot a long shot, but the angle was too straight and the ball was confiscated by the Nantes goalkeeper. In the 29th minute, Nantes made a counterattack. Blass took the ball from the front court and cut in and shot from a long distance, but the ball went wide.


In the 31st minute, Paredes shot into the penalty area. Castelletto made a mistake when he cleared with a header. After Vlahovic got the ball, the opponent player resolved the crisis. In the 37th minute, Juventus got a corner kick, and Sandro headed back but went higher than the post.


From the beginning of the second half to the 49th minute, Di Maria made some adjustments after receiving the ball from the front court and then shot from a long distance. Unfortunately, the ball was directly confiscated by the Nantes goalkeeper. In the 61st minute, Nantes organized an offensive opportunity, and Brass made a homeopathic push in the penalty area to help Nantes equalize the score 1-1. One minute later, Chiesa volleyed into the penalty area after receiving the ball from the left side of the front field, but the ball hit the post without causing a crisis.


In the 78th minute, Vlahovic made a return in the penalty area, and Sulei pushed the shot but missed it. In stoppage time in the second half, Cuadrado passed the ball from the right to the penalty area. Locatelli and Bremer both tried to head the ball and missed the goal. After the VAR prompt, the referee said: The Nantes player touched the ball with his hand, but the referee also said that Locatelli had the upper hand, so no penalty was awarded.


In the end, Juventus, who were playing at home, could only draw with Nantes 1-1.