After hiding a second defeat in a row, Real Madrid lost 3-1 to Juventus this Wednesday in Orlando, Florida, as part of their farewell to the US pre-season tour.
Italian Moise Kean in the 1st minute, American Tim Weah (20) and Serb Dusan Vlahovic (90+5) scored for Juventus, while Vinicius Jr. played for the Spanish team in the 38th minute at the Camping World stadium.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who just beat Barcelona 3-0 on Saturday, showed once again that they need to make a lot of defensive adjustments with only 10 days left before the start of the Spanish championship.
Madrid will head back to Spain after conceding a total of eight goals in a US tour that started with victories over AC Milan (3-2) and Manchester United (2-0).
On Wednesday, Juventus’ first goal took just 48 seconds, and the move was the result of the loss of Luka Modric.
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The Juventus striker put together a superb combination that led to an American Weston McKenney who bounced off the post and landed on a young Moise Keane who finished him off from all the arc at his disposal.
After this early kick, Madrid stretched out and began chasing the Italian goal with Vinicius as the main stiletto.
The Brazilian’s speed became a headache for the Juventus defense, but his first attempts were blocked by the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny.
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When there was a draw, Madrid again provided the defenses in a counter-attack in which Federico Chiesa placed McKenny on the left and his cross was famously scored into the net by Tim Weah.
Thus, the son of Liberian star George Weah celebrated his first goal as a Juventus player, who had just paid around 10 million euros ($10.9 million) for his services at Lille.
On the other hand, Madrid’s star Jude Bellingham is back in the midfield position that Ancelotti tested him on this tour.
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Given forward Joselu’s lack of a goal, it was Vinicius who closed the gap before the break, receiving a spectacular pass into space from Tony Kross, who intercepted the ball in his own half, and this time ahead of Szczesny.
The Brazilian was eager to see a goal after his poor performance against Barcelona, in which he missed a penalty and hit the post twice more.
Manager Massimiliano Allegri made five substitutions at half-time, which destabilized Juventus against Real Madrid, who returned to play for a draw.
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Veteran Joselu, reinstated by Madrid after the very sensitive loss of Karim Benzema, went to the bench in disappointment when Ancelotti began to renew his squad.
One of the players who entered, Uruguayan Federico Valverde, needed a few seconds to have a better chance in the second half with a whiplash from outside the box straight into the crossbar.
The end of the duel, decaffeinated by a mountain of changes, barely helped Allegri give a few minutes to Serb Vlahovic, his stellar contract from last season, which they now have on the market.
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As Madrid focused on the opposition zone, the lanky striker sealed the Italians’ triumph by hitting the far post with a sharp counterattack and celebrating with his name on a jersey.
Ingredients:
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois – Lucas Vazquez (Dani Carvajal 63), Nacho (Eder Militao 63), Antonio Rudiger (David Alaba 63), Fran Garcia (Alvaro Odriozola 77) – Eduardo Camavinga (Aurélien Chuameni 63) , Tony Cross (Nico Paz, 83), Luka Modric (Federico Valverde, 63), Jude Bellingham – Vinicius Jr. (Brahim, 77) and Joselu (Rodrigo, 63). DT: Carlo Ancelotti.
Juventus: Wojciech Szczesny (Carlo Pinsoglio, 46) – Danilo (Dean Huysen, 72), Bremer (Daniele Rugani, 67), Alex Sandro (Federico Gatti, 46) – Tim Weah (Samuel Ealing-Junior, 46), Weston McKenny ( Hans Caviglia, 66), Manuel Locatelli (Matia Sule, 73), Fabio Miretti (Andrea Cambiaso, 46), Filip Kostic (Enzo Barrenechea, 73) – Federico Chiesa (Dusan Vlahovic, 79) and Moise Kean (Arkadiusz Milik, 46) . DT: Massimiliano Allegri.
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