Juventus put in a backs-to-the-wall performance to come away with a 1-0 win over Fiorentina, courtesy of Fabio Miretti’s first senior goal.
Fiorentina
Terracciano: Looked to be beaten far too easily on the opener. Better work to deny Chiesa at the start of the second half. 5.5/10
Martinez: Left far too much space for Miretti on the first goal. 5.5/10
Parisi: A shaky start for the youngster, who needed to do better on the opener. Much better as the game went on, more of a threat in the final third. 6.0/10
Ranieri: Very decent chance to draw level from a corner that he wasted. 5.5/10
Biraghi: Decent delivery on some of the set-pieces, including forcing Szczesny into a very decent save. 6.0/10
Arthur: Nicely moved the ball, keeping Fiorentina pushing forward at all times. 6.0/10
Mandragora: 5.5/10
Nico Gonzalez: Made some smart runs that Kostic found difficult to deal with. Forced a great save from Szczesny. 6.0/10
Barak: Started very brightly, setting up Beltran for a half chance, but faded in the second half. 5.5/10
Kouame: Snatched at a decent half chance to fire over the bar. Forced a better save in the second half. 6.0/10
Beltran: Frustrating first half, limited to a half chance. Subbed off after 45 minutes. 5.0/10
Substitutions:
Bonaventura: Immediately injected some creativity to proceedings, firing an effort just wide of the post. 5.5/10
Nzola: 5.5/10
Ikone: N/A
Sottil: Nearly created a chance with his first touch. 5.5/10
Juventus
Szczesny: Brilliant save to deny Gonzalez and then again against Biraghi. 7.0/10
Gatti: Up against it for large parts of the match, but rarely put a foot wrong. 6.5/10
Bremer: An exceptional shift, cutting out ball after ball. A one man brick wall. 7.0/10
Rugani: Excellent work alongside Bremer, always alert to the threats. 6.5/10
McKennie: Largely anonymous for large parts of the first half, but he put in a decent defensive shift. 6.0/10
Miretti: Brilliantly timed run and finish to open the scoring. 7.0/10
Locatelli: Quiet but consistent. 6.0/10
Rabiot: A couple of nice passes in the opening exchanges, silly booking just before half-time. 6.0/10
Kostic: Lovely cross to set up the opener, struggled against Gonzalez on occasions. 6.5/10
Chiesa: Did plenty of running on the counter, had a decent chance that was straight at Terracciano 5.5/10
Kean: Little to no service in the opening half. Set up Chiesa with some great play at the start of the second ’45. 5.5/10
Substitutions:
Cambiaso: 5.5/10
Vlahovic: N/A
Milik: N/A
