Juventus suffered their first domestic loss of the season against AC Milan tonight in the Super Cup semi-final. Here are our player ratings:
Starting XI
Michele di Gregorio – 4.5
He was helpless against the penalty, but his decision to rush off his line for the second goal was questionable and costly.
Nicolo Savona – 6.0
A decent effort, but his inexperience showed at crucial moments. Juventus may need to consider reinforcement at right-back.
Federico Gatti – 5.0
An unfortunate own goal in a high-stakes match. Gatti needs to sharpen his decision-making in such crucial games.
Pierre Kalulu – 6.0
He was solid for most of the game, but his composure and leadership faltered after Juventus conceded the penalty.
Weston McKennie – 5.0
Left the left flank exposed too often, and Milan exploited it to great effect for their second goal.
Khephren Thuram – 6.0
A decent performance, contributing well to Juventus’ dominance in possession.
Manuel Locatelli – 6.0
Was performing well until he conceded the penalty. The error seemed to rattle him for the rest of the game.
Samuel Mbangula – 7.0
The Belgian youngster was good, showing great energy and creativity. Juventus struggled after he was substituted.
Teun Koopmeiners – 6.5
A key figure in Juventus’ midfield control, but like others, he couldn’t prevent the late collapse.
Kenan Yildiz – 7.5
Undoubtedly Juventus’ best player on the night. His goal was superb, and he posed a constant threat.
Dusan Vlahovic – 4.5
A disappointing performance. Vlahovic failed to make an impact in a game where his presence was sorely needed.
Substitutions
Andrea Cambiaso – 5.0
Introduced to protect the lead, but Juventus conceded almost immediately. Failed to provide defensive stability.
Nicolas Gonzalez – 5.0
Usually reliable as a substitute, but tonight he was off the pace and misplaced key passes.
Douglas Luiz – N/A
Came on too late to influence the game.
Timothy Weah – N/A
Not on the pitch long enough to leave a mark.
Nicolo Fagioli – N/A
Didn’t have sufficient time to make a meaningful contribution.
7 Comments
This match showed what the team is capable of without Conceicao. Presumably they would be fighting to avoid relegation in Serie A.
We should forget about Vlahovic very quickly. In the middle of the match, when Koop wanted to give him a ball, it was painful to see how Vlahovic did not feel where a striker should stand between the defenders to avoid the offside.
I sincerely hope Arsenal are going to give an offer to Juve for Vlahovic.
I’m so sick and tired of that schoolboy first touch of him… Sigh…
The Yildiz pass was great and he couldn’t even shoot on target.
“I sincerely hope Arsenal are going…”
I agree. But I don’t think we’ll be so lucky.
Gregorio has been terrible in recent games.
Why not play Perin in cup games for rotation?
Cambiasso became disaster since the comeback.
Savona is not good enough as a sub. Plz show respect to Danilo.
Motta, do u still think u made the best choice for the team?
Gatti, Kalulu, Loca, Koop, DV9 and lots more r sub level at most. Juventus had only 3 good players, one was injured, one left and one was terminated.
When Danilo played we kept conceding goals because of him. I don’t think he would be the solution.
We need to sign defenders.
He was much better at left and still way better than Savona. Savona made serious mistakes almost every game.