Dusan Vlahovic, the 22-year-old striker who came over from Fiorentina for more than 70 million euros last month, scored for Juventus after 32 seconds, with a diagonal shot from the turn. This makes him the fastest-scoring Champions League debutant and takes the record from Andy Möller, who needed five seconds more in 1995 to find the net for his CL debut.
Orange international Arnaut Danjuma was close to the equalizer after fifteen minutes. His subtle chop behind the standing leg could just be turned over by Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. It was Danjuma’s only standout move, which was barely featured in the game.
Juventus seemed to be traveling to Turin at ease with a small win, until Dani Parejo scored the equalizer from nowhere in the 66th minute, after a watched through pass. The Italians had the game under control until that moment and the defense led by De Ligt had not yet given away a great chance.
The return leg is in Italy on March 16. Winning the Champions League could make Juventus’ season even better. The team of trainer Massimiliano Allegri seems to have little chance of winning the national title with fourth place in Serie A.
De Ligt was a little disappointed with the result. ,,We played a good game, despite the absence of some injured basic players, too bad we missed the opportunity to win.”
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