"The good news is there is no fracture, this decreases the recovery time," said coach Stefano Pioli of Rebic. Other live viewing options can be found here, and as always, you can also follow along with us live and all the stupid things we say on Twitter. I would be OK with all of that. It was a much-welcomed change for the better — not just because Juventus won with room to spare against the kind of team they struggled to beat a season ago, but for the simple fact that Pirlo’s Juventus has a vision and that played out right in front of us. That Serie A opposition wasn’t all that great, and Sampdoria’s own manager thought that the 3-0 scoreline in Turin last Sunday should have been worse than it actually ended up being. "Last year Osimhen was the player we needed," said Gattuso. Juventus sit atop the Serie A table with 83 points from 37 matches holding a four-point lead over second-placed Inter Milan. And it will still be a small sample size after the next two weekends, but the fact that Juventus will have played two of the better teams Serie A has to offer will give us the chance to see how much early season progress Pirlo’s Juventus has made. Edin Dzeko was back on the Roma front line after his move to Juventus fell through, the Bosnian having missed last week's trip to Verona which ended in a forfeit defeat for the capital side for fielding an unregistered player. Hirving Lozano scored twice as Napoli swept past coronavirus-hit Genoa while AC Milan continued their winning run without Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a 2-0 victory against promoted Crotone. However, the encounters have been competitive in recent years with Juventus winning three of their last six matches while Roma emerged victorious in two. © Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2020. The French midfielder added a second shortly before the break just after Ronaldo had equalised for the first time. There is no denying that, and anybody who says otherwise should be kicked off the internet for the rest of time. The first of those two big Sundays before the first international break of the season arrives this weekend, with Juventus making their first trip to Rome to face a Roma side that is going through some interesting times under new ownership. Another handball, this time Lorenzo Pellegrini's, resulted in Juventus being awarded a penalty allowing Ronaldo to slot in. Maybe not in the current iteration with arguably their best player out with another major knee injury, their manager on the hot seat — say, who could be potentially replacing him ... — and yet another squad that seems to be in some sort of transition, but Roma hasn’t exactly been an easy team to beat over the years. It was one week, but it was an impressive week. Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen got his first start for Napoli, having come off the bench to lift the southerners past Parma in their opener last week. That deal never happened, as we know, with Napoli and Roma failing to agree to a fee for Arkadiusz Milik, the first domino that needed to fall that would have freed Dzeko up to join Juventus. The match between Juventus vs AS Roma will take place on August 2, with kick-off scheduled for 12:15 am in India and will be broadcast live on Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2 HD. If you haven’t already, join the community on Black & White & Read All Over, and join in the discussion below. With all eyes on the Champions League, Juventus will bring down the curtains on their 2019-20 Serie A campaign playing host to AS Roma. The players look for him, we're very happy with how he is helping us.". Ramsey was that good against Sampdoria, and a completely different player as compared to the one that we saw under Sarri outside of a very small handful of games during the 2019-20 season. Juventus drew 2-2 against AS Roma thanks to Ronaldo Napoli hammered Genoa 6-0 in the Serie A Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to salvage a point for 10-man Juventus in a 2-2 draw at Roma … TM © Olympic Channel Services S.L. Maurizio Sarri will have a midfield boost after Adrien Rabiot returned from suspension as the former Paris Saint-Germain man is expected to be the starting eleven straight away. Franck Kessie scored their first goal from the penalty spot just before the break after a foul on Rebic, with Spaniard Brahim Diaz, on loan from Real Madrid, adding a second four minutes later. And it just so happens that said Roma side is the same Roma side that Juventus went shopping this summer, trying to sign the capital club’s captain, 34-year-old striker Edin Dzeko, just a few short days ago. Meanwhile, Barcelona-bound Miralem Pjanic remains suspended as well. "We have injuries, now we grit our teeth. Matthijs de Ligt is about two months away from being 100 percent healthy. This is a very important week for both the league and the Europa League. And now the competition level is about to go up a step or two. Therefore, you can probably guess who the next 400 or so words will be dedicated to. But the champions were pushed hard by the hosts with Veretout opening from the spot in the 31st minute after a Rabiot handball. 8 shirt since Claudio Marchisio was gracing Allianz Stadium’s field. With Pirlo, there is the kind of optimism about flexibility, about new-ish ideas and just the simple fact that things are already turning for the better — yes, small sample size and all — as the games start to get important. We know Ramsey has the talent to be a contributor at Juventus. For Roma, Paulo Fonseca will be hoping his captain Edin Dzeko extends his goalscoring form after the Bosnian forward took his league tally to 16 goals against Torino in the last fixture. And, when it comes to Marchisio wearing the No. He was contributing to just about everything you can think of ... and then some. He looked mobile and energetic. You want the picture boy for who Pirlo’s appointment as manager has benefited through the very, very early stages, and Ramsey is right there leading the way. All rights reserved. It was one game, but it was an impressive game. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to salvage a point for 10-man Juventus in a 2-2 draw at Roma. say, who could be potentially replacing him ... Paulo Dybala has been training with the rest of his teammates, Shorthanded Juve battle back for draw in Rome, OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Luca Pellegrini joins Genoa on season-long loan. Yes, they’re important even it’s the second weekend of the season. The proof of it was in how things went during the Sampdoria game. "In the first half, we suffered a bit, even with a lot of opportunities, we almost conceded a goal. Milan meanwhile, without star Ibrahimovic who tested positive for COVID-19, also have injury problems after Croatian striker Ante Rebic fell badly on his left arm. Like we joked on the podcast earlier this week, if you had Aaron freakin’ Ramsey leading Juventus in tackles with SIX, you’re a damn good betting person and I would like you to invest some of my money. While Juventus have won only twice in their last seven Serie A matches, a confident AS Roma arrives at the back of six wins from their last seven fixtures. Frabotta is expected to start against Roma on Sunday night just like he did in the season opener against Sampdoria seven days earlier. Quite the interesting night in store, don’t you think? "Quality Bowler": Yuvraj Singh Hails Pat Cummins' Impressive Show vs SRH, IPL 2020: Shane Warne Hopes To See Sanju Samson In All Formats For India, Valentino Rossi Moves To Yamaha's Satellite Team For 2021 Season, Russian GP: Hamilton Takes Pole Position After "Horrible" Qualifying. Zielinski then helped set up Dries Mertens for the third just before the hour mark before Lozano again struck following a mix-up in the Genoa defence. "The result is a bit misleading, if we hadn't scored the second goal quickly in the second half, I would probably have changed the set-up," said coach Gennaro Gattuso. For one weekend, at the very least, Pirlo made Juventus fun to watch again after we grinded through game after game after game during Maurizio Sarri’s 12 months in charge. Federico Bernardeschi is out until after the international break next month due to injury. 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Definitely coulda been worse. The next two Sundays will teach us a lot about Pirlo’s Juventus. Juventus look to finish their 2019-20 Serie A title-winning campaign with a win on Sunday when they host AS Roma at the Allianz Stadium. Mexican forward Lozano fired Napoli ahead in the 10th minute in the Stadio San Paolo and Gattuso's side remained just a goal up at half time. You don’t want to get carried away, but it’s hard not to think one simple thing: If Juventus can replicate what they did against Sampdoria again ... then the next few weeks are going to be fun as hell. All in all, not completely terrible. Full backs Bruno Peres and Leonardo Spinazzola had hobbled off the field during their last fixture against Torino but were expected to be available for selection. The only bad news for Gattuso was Lorenzo Insigne limping off with a left thigh injury ahead of their clash at champions Juventus next week. Now, just like Pirlo as manager, we await to see what Ramsey can do for an encore. The thing with Pirlo being so green as a manager is that his evaluations will be literally done on a week-to-week basis. I think a lot of people who might not of thought so highly of Ramsey’s position at Juventus prior to last weekend would be, too. All in all, not completely terrible. Juventus have faced AS Roma 171 times in the Serie A so far, with the Old Lady winning on 82 occasions and losing 40 times. We lacked a little balance, we still have to improve.". 2020 - All rights reserved, Juventus vs Sampdoria, Serie A preview: Team news and where to get live streaming in India, Serie A preview: Sassuolo vs Juventus, team news, head-to-head, live streaming details, Cagliari vs Juventus, Serie A preview and where to get live streaming in India, Udinese vs Juventus team news, TV times and where to get Serie A live streaming in India. Juventus look to finish their 2019-20 Serie A title-winning campaign with a win on Sunday when they host AS Roma at the Allianz Stadium. We’ve officially seen what Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus can do against Serie A opposition. Regardless of the transfer storylines or what might have been if Juve ended up with Dzeko rather than Morata, the big thing everybody wants to see — especially those of us who visit this blog on a daily basis — is what Pirlo can whip up for an encore after that impressive debut. Instead new Juventus signing Alvaro Morata got his first start after his move from Atletico Madrid earlier this week. It’s just the same thing that has hampered him his career — consistency, in large part due to injuries. 8 shirt, we know that playing well in it is something that we became rather accustomed to over the years. Live streaming of the Serie A fixture will be available on Sony Liv. The Portuguese got his second with 20 minutes to when his head met a Danilo cross seven minutes after Rabiot was sent off for a second yellow card. Summary; H2H Comparison; Commentary; Venue Italy Serie A. Champions Juventus were trailing 1-2 and a man down after an hour at the Stadio Olimpico after a Jordan Veretout brace for the hosts and Adrien Rabiot's sending off. Club-record signing Osimhen again impressed against a Genoa side playing without first-choice goalkeeper Mattia Perin, who tested positive for coronavirus, as did midfielder Lasse Schone. But a towering Ronaldo header grabbed the equaliser in the 69th minute to avoid handing new Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo a first defeat. Juventus 2 - Roma 2: Initial reaction and random observations Definitely coulda been better. With manager Maurizio Sarri keen on resting most of his star performers, including Cristiano Ronaldo, owing to the upcoming UEFA Champions League campaign, Juventus’ attacking intent would rest on Marco Olivieri and Gonzalo Higuain. Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe; 7:45 p.m. in the United Kingdom; 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time; 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time, Television: RAI Italia North America (United States); RAI Italia North America, TLN (Canada); Premier Sports 1 (United Kingdom); Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport Serie A (Italy), Online/mobile: ESPN+ (United States); DAZN (Canada); Premier Player HD (United Kingdom); SKY Go Italia (Italy). We will see just how much Pirlo is able to mold this team each week, and that will be the thing that determines how his foundation is built. Watch the match live. That’s because Roma, when clicking, are a solid team. Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been rested ahead of the Champions League campaign. Sunday night was the best performance in a No. And if this is going to be something that we get to see on a regular basis, then Juve’s midfield — one that we’ve said a lot of bad things about over the last two or three years — now suddenly shifts into a much prettier kind of vision. What can Andrea Pirlo and Juventus do for an encore? Roma, on the other hand, have cemented their position in fifth place with 67 points from as many games. Same goes for you. The catch is that every time they take the field we are going to be learning about Pirlo’s Juventus simply because we can still count will all of one single finger how many games Pirlo has actually coached Juventus, so the sample size is still so incredibly small. Not that Sarri’s weren’t, either, but this is a completely different situation with a completely different kind of manager when it comes to experience. We knew Sarri wanted Sarriball — and that was that. 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