March 12, one of the 26th round matches of the Italian Championship was held. Juventus (Turin) and Sampdoria (Genoa) met.
Italian Championship, Week 26
Juventus (Turin) - Sampdoria (Genoa) - 4:2 (2:2)
Goals: Bremer (11), Rabiot (26), Rabiot (64), M. Soule (90+4) - Tommaso Augello (31), Djuricicic (32)
Warnings: Rincon (39), N. Faggioli (58)
Juventus earned a decisive 4-2 victory over Sampdoria in a Serie A match at the Allianz Stadium. Although the score was tied at halftime at 2-2, Juventus took the lead in the second half. The match started with a Bremer goal in the 11th minute. Sampdoria responded quickly on 31 minutes with a T. Augello goal and only a minute later F. Djuricicic put Sampdoria ahead. However, Juventus equalized again when A. Rabiot scored in the 26th minute. In the 39th minute, Sampdoria received a yellow card and both teams headed to the locker room with the score tied at 2-0. The second half began with substitutions from both teams. Juventus released E. Barrenechea and L. Bonucci instead of M. Locatelli and J. Cuadrado respectively, while Sampdoria released Gese and N. Murra instead of Djuricicic and Augello.
In the 58th minute, N. Faggioli of Juventus received a yellow card, but it was not slow to affect the game of the hosts. 64 minutes into the match, Rabio scored his second goal of the match to put Juventus ahead. In the 69th minute, a penalty kick was awarded to Juventus but D. Vlahovic missed the target. Both teams made more substitutions during the match, with Sampdoria releasing B. Nuytinka and L. Malagrida instead of Paoletti and Rincon in the 76th and 82nd minutes respectively. Juventus released D. Rugani and F. Gatti instead of Bremer and De Scillo in the 84th and 87th minutes, respectively. Juventus sealed their victory in the final minutes with a goal from M. Soule in the 90th minute, ending the match 4-2. This match showed Juventus' resilience in the face of adversity, and they will hope to use this momentum to move higher in the Serie A table. Sampdoria will try to recover from this defeat in their next match.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Inter - Juventus, Sampdoria - Verona.
| Juventus | Sampdoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 22 | Shots | 9 |
| 8 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 14 | Kicks from the penalty box | 7 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 10 | Violations | 10 |
| 11 | Corner | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 56% | Ball possession | 44% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 502 | Total assists | 393 |
| 444 | Accurate passes | 330 |
| 88% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |