Italian Cup, Juventus-Salernitana 6-1: Bianconeri in the quarterfinals against Frosinone

Turin, 4 January 2024 - The chills and strong emotions given (so to speak) by Cats to the Juventus they start to become many: it happens even a few seconds after the start of the match against Salernitana, valid to complete the picture of the round of 16 of Coppa Italia. The defender misses the clearance and serves Ikwuemesi, which sends the Granata fans into raptures before the Juventus recovery signed by Miretti, Cambiaso e Rugani also thanks to the always deadly weapon of the placed players, beaten to perfection by a Church in an evening of grace: the rest is done by the own goal with which Donate drops the poker on a shot returned by fiorillo di Star, the pokerissimo shot put on the scoresheet by the latter after a large number on the left and then the swing with which Weah break the door. The final score is tennis-like: one 6-1 that for the Juventus the pass to the quarterfinals against the surprise is worth it Frosinone, While the Salernitana sadly bids farewell to the tournament after the initial illusion.

The official lineups

  Allegri launches the usual 3-5-2, opened by Perin, with Cats, Rugani e Danilo to complete the defense: the fifths are Cambiaso e Iling-Junior, while in the middle of the field they act Miretti, Locatelli e refill, with Church e Owned in attack. Inzaghi reply with a 4-2-3-1 that he foresees between the posts fiorillo, protected by Zambia, Donate, Lovato e Daniliuc, shielded in turn by Legowski e Greater: the only tip is Stewart, triggered by Tchaouna, Bothheim e Ikwuemesi.  

First half

  Ready, go and there Salernitana finds the advantage net thanks to Ikwuemesi, who finds himself on his feet the wrong referral of Cats and unwrap the gift in the best way possible: 0-1 and immediately started sensationally uphill for the Juventus, who not only immediately goes under but then sees their attempts to immediately equalize clash with the excellent defensive readings of Lovato e Donate. The Granata closed perfectly and restarted as soon as they could: in the 8th minute they did everything Zambia, who gallops in solitude before committing Perin, who takes refuge in the corner. The Bianconeri drift behind and suffer, but find the equalizer at the first opportunity: it's the 12th minute Church draw a rainbow for Cambiaso, who heads the ball for the winning left-footed shot Miretti. At 16' a throw from the back by Cats, who has something big to make up for, fishes Iling-Junior, who with a very intelligent veil arms the left-handed of refill which ends just below the bottom. At 19' theAllianz Stadium rejoices when Ghersini indicates the diskette after a contact between Zambia e Cats, launched in offensive percussion: the check of VAR cancels the call because the foul occurred outside the area. He is responsible for the penalty kick Iling-Junior, what is needed Church, which is challenging fiorillo with a sudden blow. There Juventus continues to scare the Salernitana via free kicks: in the 22nd minute he shoots from the flag Church, who prepares for the too weak and central goring of Rugani which in fact is not scary fiorillo. The Bianconeri persist and first make themselves dangerous with a volley from an excellent position Miretti on the initiative of Iling-Junior and then they graze the big target with a big right hand Church. The home team's regrets were interrupted in the 35th minute, when the development of yet another corner taken by Church they arrive first the head bank of Danilo and then the winning southpaw of Cambiaso which completes the comeback. There Juventus insists on definitively ending the match and does so on the wings of enthusiasm: as demonstrated by the unrealistic attempt from midfield to Owned to surprise fiorillo, who takes a step back and blocks. The visiting goalkeeper in the 43rd minute is prodigious on the right from close range Miretti, served by a great progression Church, irrepressible for Daniliuc and for the entire grenade rearguard.

Second half

  La Salernitana he returns to the field without it Greater e Stewart, replaced by bradaric e Gyomber. The Juventus travels at a slower pace than the demonic ones of the first half, but the common denominator remains the corners, a weapon that becomes deadly again in the 54th minute, when Rugani he scores the hat trick with a rebound from zero meters after that fiorillo he had miraculously intercepted the header of Owned on cue than usual Church. Inzaghi changes again and this time mostly to save minutes for some starters: out Tchaouna e Bothheim It's inside Simy e Sfait. At 60' Church, who hasn't missed a single shot so far, misses the poker shot from a good position, strangling the conclusion too much. Also Allegri he puts his hand to the bench: they come right down Church e Iling-Junior and they go up Star e Weah. Both the result now on ice and the whirlwind of substitutions further slow down the pace, with the Juventus to make the ball spin without too much frenzy and the Salernitana almost resigned to defeat, with only Ikwuemesi to try to play the charge with a solitary and ineffective pressing. The poker so sought by the Bianconeri arrives in the 75th minute and without even much effort: he does everything involuntarily Donate, who sends the save into the net fiorillo on the conclusion of Star, triggered by Owned. The latter is replaced by Vlahovic, who immediately challenges the visiting goalkeeper with a volley from the center of the area following a suggestion from Cambiaso, which is then taken over by Costic: to enter is also Nonge for Miretti, while Inzaghi throw into the fray Borrelli for Legowski. At 88' Star, already protagonist during the own goal of Donate, decides to further take the spotlight with a special slalom on the left before hitting the winning right that hits fiorillo. For the latter the bad news isn't over: in the 91st minute Weah hits the seven with a right hand of rare power that establishes the result as definitive 6-1 who launches the Juventus to the quarterfinals. However, the journey ends here Coppa Italia of Salernitana, lasting just the time to unwrap the gift wrapped by Cats.