Juventus and AS Roma played out a dour goalless stalemate in Serie A on Sunday. There were a total of 15 shots at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, of which only two were on target, as the league giants were inexplicably toothless on the night. Having started their campaign with back-to-back wins, the Bianconeri dropped points for the first time in the league this season but dropped to second place on the table, behind leaders and holders Inter Milan on goal difference. Roma are still winless in the top-flight campaign and are down in 17th position with only two points.
Juventus Player Ratings vs AS Roma
Goalkeeper
Michele Di Gregorio – 7/10: With Roma barely threatening, he had a comfortable outing in goal
Defenders
Nicolo Savona – 6.5/10: Posed an attacking threat with his marauding runs forward
Federico Gatti – 7/10: Showed excellent vision to make four clearances and competed for the ball too
Bremer – 7.5/10: Perfectly complemented Gatti with his good sense of positioning and timely interventions
Juan Cabal – 7/10: Was having a solid game but inexplicably taken off at the break
Midfielders
Manuel Locatelli – 6.5/10: Good at circulating the ball but couldn’t offer any defensive resistance
Nicolo Fagioli – 6/10: Was left chasing shadows for most of the game
Forwards
Andrea Cambiaso – 6/10: Sloppy in possession and offered no serious attacking threat
Kenan Yildiz – 7/10: Made five crosses and laid two key passes
Samuel Mbangula – 5/10: Was a total non-factor for Juve; taken off at the break
Dusan Vlahovic – 6/10: Made a few attempts but none were clinical enough to test Roma
Substitutes
Francisco Conceicao – 7/10
Teun Koopmeiners – 6.5/10
Douglas Luiz – 7/10
Weston McKennie – 6.5/10
Nicolas Gonzalez – 6/10
AS Roma Player Ratings vs Juventus
Goalkeeper
Mile Svilar – 7/10: Had to make just one save as Juve were uncharacteristically toothless in attack
Defenders
Zeki Celik – 7/10: Misplaced a couple of passes but timed his tackles to perfection and fought hard for the ball
Gianluca Mancini – 7/10: Circulated the ball well but wasn’t tested enough in defense
Evan Ndicka – 7.5/10: Completed 64 of his 65 passes in the game and made six clearances
Angelino – 6.5/10: The former Leipzig star was full of energy and willingness to make something happen
Midfielders
Bryan Cristante – 7/10: Made four clearances and two interceptions to break down Juve’s forward plays
Niccolo Pisilli – 7/10: Completed over 90% of his passes and created a few openings for the forwards
Forwards
Matias Soule – 6/10: Some good first touches but not a direct threat to Juve
Lorenzo Pellegrini – 7/10: Spent more times winning back possession and breaking down Juve’s plays; he came up trumps most of the time
Alexis Saelemaekers – 6/10: Barely got involved in the match and struggled to win his duels too
Artem Dovbyk – 5/10: Had only 13 touches on the ball in 82 minutes of action and attempted just one shot which was also blocked
Substitutes
Paulo Dybala – 6.5/10
Nicola Zalewski – 6.5/10
Manu Kone – 6/10
Tommaso Baldanzi – 6/10
Eldor Shomurodov – 6.5/10
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