New season, same malfunctioning Juventus midfield. A heavy touch from Sasol’s former player Manuel Locatelli allowed Domenico Berardi to fire a shot across the bow and a sloppy pass from Denis Zakaria let the visitors in once again. Juventus lost at home to Sassuolo last season and nerves were tested early. But even a bum note from this virtuoso drew rapturous applause in Turin. A tough crowd at the Allianz went from grumbling to bouncing up and down as he smashed an Alex Sandro cross into the ground and watched it loop over Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.Įl Fideo has scored better goals in his career. The applause he got was deserved and only right.”ĭi Maria opened the scoring on his Serie A debut and the frown that an isolated and poorly served Vlahovic has often worn these past six months suddenly turned upside down. “You saw the game he played,” the Serbian remarked to DAZN. His job is to structure the team in such a way that Di Maria can express his full repertoire and Juventus fans were able to see that on Monday night.ĭusan Vlahovic left the pitch smiling. Angel Di Maria is one of the game’s artists.
