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– A superb free kick by Dusan Vlahovic and a brilliant late goal by Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a 2-0 home win over Spezia in Serie A on Wednesday.
– Vlahovic netted a perfect free kick — his fourth Serie A goal this season — from outside the box to open the scoring in the ninth minute.
– Unmarked Spezia forward Emmanuel Gyasi confidently slotted home in the 16th minute only to have his celebrations cut short by the offside flag.
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– Wojciech Szczesny’s return, after he had missed Juve’s first three games through a thigh muscle injury, did not last long as the first-choice goalkeeper hurt his ankle after landing awkwardly following a Spezia corner.
– The Poland international left the pitch in the 42nd minute on a stretcher and was replaced by Italy keeper Mattia Perin.
– The early lead did not act as a springboard for Juve as they failed to create big chances and had no further efforts on target in the first half.
– The tempo flagged after the break as Spezia’s disciplined defence made life hard for Juve.
– Vlahovic had a chance from an Adrien Rabiot corner in the 66th minute but his header went straight into the hands of Dragowski.
– As pressure built up after Juve spurned a host of chances, the hosts started making more and more mistakes until new signing Milik doubled the lead in the second minute of added time just a few minutes after replacing Vlahovic.
– The Poland striker collected a cross from Fabio Miretti and fired home without hesitation with the crowd at Allianz Stadium chanting his name.
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Torniamo alla vittoria con i goal di Dušan e Arkadiusz ⚪️⚫️ Forza Juve!
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– Juve, fourth on eight points, travel to Fiorentina on Saturday while Spezia host Bologna on Sunday.
