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90' +3
FULL-TIME: JUVENTUS 2-0 UDINESE
90' +2
De Sciglio is awarded a free-kick in his own half as Pussetto is overeager in challenging him for the ball. That should be it for Juve.
90'
There'll be three more minutes of this. Juve are easing towards victory without being entirely convincing.
89'
Pussetto reaches Samardzic's cross to head wide to the right. Szczesny is well-positioned to deal with the header anyway.
86'
Nuytinck arrives first onto Samardzic's delivery to head just over from the centre of the box.
85'
L. Samardžić enters the game and replaces T. Arslan.
Udinese substitution. Arslan heads off. Samardzic comes on just in time to take the corner.
84'
Udinese are finally perking up, but it feels like it's too little, too late. Makengo has a shot blocked from distance, earning the visitors a corner.
82'
A. Rabiot enters the game and replaces R. Bentancur.
Juve give Bentancur an early rest. Rabiot takes his place in central midfield.
81'
M. Jajalo enters the game and replaces Walace.
I. Success enters the game and replaces B. Soppy.
Walace also makes way for Udinese. On comes the Bosnian midfielder Jajalo.
Udinese substitution. Their young right wing-back Soppy goes off. He's replaced by Success.
Pussetto receives a pass from Walace and misses wide to the left from outside the box. Udinese haven't caused Szczesny much concern at all.
80'
De Sciglio has added to Juve's attacking threat since his introduction to the game, causing Udinese problems with his deliveries from out wide. McKennie couldn't miss from that one. Juve have surely secured the win now.
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79'
W. McKennie has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by M. De Sciglio.
GOAL! JUVENTUS 2-0 UDINESE! McKennie gets his headed goal at the third time of asking. It comes from a familiar route, as De Sciglio reaches the byline and loops the ball up for the American to nod into the net. Udinese had been warned.
77'
M. Zeegelaar gets yellow.
Zeegelaar receives a yellow card for an overly firm challenge on Dybala.
76'
Juve get a corner off Perez which doesn't lead to much. Bernardeschi is caught offside from Locatelli's throughball shortly after.
73'
Bernardeschi's scooped effort from outside the box lands safely in the arms of Padelli.
69'
Udinese earn a corner down their left as Bernardeschi intercepts Walace's cross. Zeegelaar looks to get on the end of it but Juve manage to handle the situation adequately.
67'
Juve win a corner which ends with De Ligt committing handball. If Udinese could create more going forward, Juve's second-half performance would be more concerning.
66'
I. Pussetto enters the game and replaces Deulofeu.
Deulofeu's game is over. Pussetto takes his place on the pitch for Udinese.
64'
Álvaro Morata enters the game and replaces M. Kean.
Juve substitution. Morata replaces Kean up front. Kean did good work in creating Juve's only goal so far here.
63'
Juve force a corner down their right. Udinese manage to see it out without much incident.
62'
Beto gets a tame shot off at Szczesny from more than 35 yards out. The Juve goalkeeper urges calm amongst his defenders.
60'
Soppy is frustrated to give a foul away to the left of his own box by tripping De Sciglio. Cuadrado swings the free-kick towards goal. Padelli punches it away. De Sciglio's follow-up from way out is blocked.
58'
Udinese achieve little with the corner. Udogie shoots from the left of the box, but it's blocked by a Juve defender.
57'
M. De Sciglio enters the game and replaces L. Pellegrini.
Juve freshen things up at full-back. De Sciglio replaces Pellegrini.
Udinese are growing into the game. Deulofeu earns a corner for his team by poking an attempted cross against Cuadrado.
54'
Deulofeu steps up and swings the free-kick comfortably over Szczesny's crossbar. Nothing for Juve to worry about there.
52'
Kean loses the ball near the halfway line and goes down, but the referee ignores him. Udinese pass upfield and Bentancur impedes Deulofeu to give a foul away in a central position.
50'
Juve are finding it harder to get near Udinese's goal in this half so far. They're still on top though.
48'
Juve sloppily hand possession to Beto, allowing Udinese to put them under pressure. De Ligt punts a cross out of play to give the visitors a corner.
47'
Zeegelaar catches Dybala's heel as the Argentine is about to slip away from him. Juve are rightly awarded a free-kick.
46'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces D. Kulusevski.
M. Locatelli enters the game and replaces Arthur.
Kulusevski also makes way after a quiet first half. Bernardeschi enters the fray for Juve.
Juve make two changes at half-time to keep themselves fresh. Locatelli replaces Arthur in midfield. Arthur may still be struggling from that challenge in the first half from Soppy which got the Udinese wing-back booked.
Udinese get the second half going. They haven't seen fit to make any changes yet.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-0 UDINESE
45' +2
Udinese earn a corner off Pellegrini. Nothing comes of it.
45'
There'll be two minutes added onto the end of this first half. Beto gets on the end of another Udinese cross. Once again though, the delivery is off and the striker is unable to master it.
43'
Udinese are keen to threaten Juve before half-time but it isn't working out for them. Soppy cuts inside the box from the right and goes down as his path to goal is blocked. The referee isn't remotely interested.
41'
This is all looking easy for Juve. Dybala lets fly at goal from just to the left of the D. The shot soars high and wide.
39'
Meanwhile Juve get another corner down their right. They take it short and Dybala's clever no-look pass into the channel for a teammate doesn't, but nearly, pays off.
38'
Juve force a corner down their left. It's sent towards the far post where De Ligt and Udogie clash heads. Thankfully they both soon get back to their feet.
34'
B. Soppy gets yellow.
Soppy arrives late on Arthur and catches the Brazilian. He's booked for it.
31'
Juve take this corner short. It's a shame for them that Arthur's eventual delivery isn't great and gets cleared straight away.
29'
Juve have had this game under control for the first half hour. Bentancur challenges Zeegelaar for the ball and ends up winning a corner for the hosts.
27'
Arslan dodges a few challenges in midfield but finally goes down as he takes an accidental kick to the head. The German vents his frustration to the referee as he's awarded a free-kick.
26'
Cuadrado's ball in is decent and Kulusevski manages to smash a shot against a covering defender. Juve are rewarded with a throw-in down their left.
25'
Deulofeu's free-kick from the left is poor and doesn't beat the first man in Juve black and white. Zeegelaar soon hands Juve a free-kick of their own down their right.
23'
Arthur gets yellow.
Arthur picks up the game's first yellow card for scything down Deulofeu as he races down the wing.
21'
Juve are picking up speed. The hosts earn a corner down their left which they manage to keep alive around Udinese's box. Rugani miskicks a decent ball to him at the far post and Udinese get rid of the ball.
20'
That was quick thinking by Kean to find Dybala, who was never going to miss once the opportunity presented itself. Juve are looking comfortable already.
19'
P. Dybala has scored a goal for Juventus!
GOAL! JUVENTUS 1-0 UDINESE! Dybala grabs his seventh Serie A goal of the season. After some slick Juve interplay, the Argentine receives a quick pass to feet from his strike partner Kean to dribble into the box and lash the ball into the top left corner of the net.
15'
Udogie powers down the left for Udinese and flings a cross into Juve's box. Beto gets his head to it but can't control it enough to worry Szczesny. The Juve goalkeeper gathers the header as it loops downwards and wide.
13'
Kean latches onto a throughball down the left to keep Juve moving. The hosts work the ball around but aren't able to get in behind Soppy.
11'
Juve patiently construct an attack only for it to break down. This game's started at a slow but steady pace.
9'
Soppy wins Udinese's first corner of the game by slamming a cross against Pellegrini. Juve head it away at the first attempt but can't prevent the visitors from flinging in a follow-up cross. Szczesny punches it away.
7'
Udinese make slow progress down their left, winning a throw-in. Unfortunately for them, the attack comes to nothing.
3'
Kulusevski gets the better of Zeegelaar down Juve's right. However, after a minor tussle near the corner flag, Udinese's goal winds up unscathed.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and Juve get this game underway!
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this Serie A match between Juventus and Udinese at Allianz Stadium.
After their last-minute defeat to Inter in the Supercoppa Italiana midweek, Juventus turn their attention back to Serie A and their fight to secure a top four place. Only Inter have lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals than Juve in the league since last November, so Max Allegri's men are looking strong.
Udinese will be looking to redeem themselves after getting spanked 6-2 at home to Atalanta last time out, not least because they still aren't entirely safe from getting sucked into a relegation battle. Gabriele Cioffi's men are usually good at getting back on their feet as they haven't lost consecutive games since last September. They can certainly cause Juve problems here.
JUVENTUS (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Matthijs de Ligt, Daniele Rugani, Luca Pellegrini; Weston McKennie, Arthur, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski; Paulo Dybala (c), Moise Kean.
SUBS: Manuel Locatelli, Mattia Perin, Federico Bernardeschi, Adrien Rabiot, Koni de Winter, Mattia De Sciglio, Alvaro Morata, Alex Sandro, Carlo Pinsoglio, Giorgio Chiellini, Kaio Jorge.
Juve will now get ready for their Coppa Italia match against Sampdoria midweek. They're clearly a good side, but it remains to be seen whether they still have the ruthlessness to lift silverware again come the end of the season. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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