Juventus suffered a dismal 2-0 defeat at Como on Sunday afternoon, dropping out of the Serie A high 4 after a fourth consecutive winless outing. Strain continues to construct on supervisor Igor Tudor, with the Turin giants shedding additional floor on early pacesetters Napoli and Inter.
Como took an early lead via Marc-Oliver Kempf. Left unmarked on the far put up, the German center-back turned house Nico Paz’s cross within the sixth minute to place Juventus on the again foot. Confronted with a slender halftime deficit, Tudor’s expenses struggled to seek out their rhythm within the second half.
Unable to create clear-cut possibilities, Juventus finally conceded a deadly second aim as Paz proved his burgeoning expertise with a chic solo aim to seal the Bianconeri’s destiny. With out additional ado, let’s have a look at our participant rankings.
Juventus (4-3-3)
Michele Di Gregorio – 6/10
Helpless on the road, there was nothing he might do to cease Kempf from scoring. Nevertheless, he made three saves afterward to maintain his facet within the recreation till the tip.
Pierre Kalulu – 6/10
Deployed as a traditional right-back, the Frenchman fared effectively defensively however contributed nothing to Juventus’ assault regardless of occasional ahead runs. He ought to’ve been on the again put up to avert the hazard.
Daniele Rugani – 5/10
He was imagined to mark Kempf, but he was nowhere close to, permitting the German defender to slam the ball into the again of the online from point-blank. One other unconvincing efficiency from the Italian!
Lloyd Kelly – 6/10
Although he carried out barely higher than his center-back companion, the Englishman didn’t encourage a lot confidence. Nevertheless, he confirmed self-discipline after selecting up an early reserving.
Andrea Cambiaso – 5/10
Juventus desperately wanted his darting runs right now, however the Italian full-back hardly ever ventured ahead and struggled to make an affect within the ultimate third. Too passive and too removed from Paz for Como’s second aim.
Teun Koopmeiners – 4/10
Merely a shadow of his former self, the Dutch star appeared up the creek and not using a paddle, struggling to impose his normal affect and repeatedly shedding the midfield battle towards Como midfielders.
Manuel Locatelli – 5/10
Regardless of hardly ever giving the ball away and offering a further cowl to his backline, the Juventus skipper failed to offer the spark his facet badly wanted to interrupt down Como’s sturdy protection.
Khephren Thuram – 5/10
An excessive amount of imprecision from the French ace, whose passing and decision-making let him down all through the match. Although he confirmed glimpses of his athleticism and drive, his total affect was minimal.
Francisco Conceicao – 6/10
The diminutive winger was arguably Juventus’ liveliest performer on the Sinigaglia Stadium, but it wasn’t practically sufficient to hassle Como’s rock-solid again three. There was no finish product from the Portuguese starlet right now.
Kenan Yildiz – 4/10
A irritating afternoon for the prodigious ahead, who was not the difference-maker the guests have been on the lookout for, usually discovering himself remoted on the wing.
Jonathan David – 3/10
There’s no mild on the finish of the tunnel for the Canadian striker. Fully minimize off from the remainder of the pack, he endured one other nameless show.
Substitutes
Weston McKennie – 4/10
Dusan Vlahovic – 6/10
Joao Mario – N/A
Filip Kostic – N/A
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