Juventus 5-0 Novara: Ronaldo Scores In Juventus’ Club Friendly Win Against Novara at JTC
Juventus 5-0 Novara Match Analysis.
Juventus took on Novara in a friendly game early on Sunday morning in what was Andrea Pirlo’s first match in charge.
Ahead of the game, Pirlo named a strong starting XI featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, alongside new signings Weston McKennie and Dejan Kulusevki.
Juventus kicked off the match in a flying start, with Ronaldo, McKennie, and Aaron Ramsey making an early attempt before Ronaldo finally broke the deadlock.
With 20 minutes on the clock, picked up a pass from his strike partner of the game Dejan Kulusevski inside the box to blast a shot into the bottom left corner.
The first half saw the game end 1-0 in favor of Juventus after a series of attempts. At the start of the second period, Andrea Pirlo made massive changes to his starting lineup. He brought in seven fresh legs to start the second period.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was among those who were substituted at the end of the first half, including Weston McKennie, and Dejan Kulusevski. Goalkeeper Buffon came on for Wojciech Szczesny, while summer signing Arthur Melo replaces Andrien Rabiot.
Substitute Merih Demiral added the second for Juventus just before the hour mark after picking up a pass from Douglas Costa inside the six-yard box.
Ten minutes later, another substitute, Marko Pjaca, added a third for the Bianconeri. Juventus was then made to wait until the closing stages to complete the scoring run. Two goals in two minutes from Manolo Portanova completed the riot for Juventus in what was an impressive display for the Serie A champions.
New coach Andrea Pirlo would definitely be satisfied with the result; goals from four different scorers, including last season’s top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, would give him confidence ahead of the new season.
The Bianconeri officially get their 2020-21 season underway when they host Sampdoria next Sunday. Juventus 5-0 Novara is Andrea Pirlo and Juventus’ first game in preparation ahead of the new season.
Cristiano Ronaldo looks good ahead of the start of the season. Feel free to share your thoughts with us via our comments section below!
