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·17 February 2024

Serie A | Verona 2-2 Juventus: Bianconeri crisis continues

The Juventus crisis continues with a 2-2 draw away to relegation strugglers Verona, twice coming back from a goal down, including the incredible Michael Folorunsho volley.

The Bianconeri now have just two points from the last four rounds. While Danilo returned from suspension, Bremer sat out a ban, with Dusan Vlahovic back and Moise Kean still injured. Hellas missed Juan Manuel Cruz, though Tomas Suslov completed his spell on the naughty step.

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When these sides met in October, Andrea Cambiaso only scraped a 1-0 Juve victory at the 96th minute in Turin.

Verona opened the scoring with a spectacular volley, as a corner was cleared by Adrien Rabiot to the edge of the area, where Folorunsho watched it come down to smack a magnificent left-foot strike into the top corner.

Michael Folorunsho scores an absolute STUNNER as Verona lead Juventus 🚀 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/LG2dhEMD8R — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 17, 2024

Rabiot had a shot charged down and Cambiaso drilled past the post, but Juve equalised when Jackson Tchatchoua had his arm wide as the Filip Kostic shot hit his hand, so Vlahovic blasted in the left-foot penalty.

Dušan Vlahović gets Juventus back on level terms with an assured penalty 😤 Serie A goal no.1️⃣3️⃣ of the season for the striker! 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/QEhweMq4mA — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 17, 2024

Suslov skimmed the upright and Folorunsho claimed he was elbowed in an off the ball incident by Federico Gatti, but there did not seem to be enough power behind it to warrant a VAR review and red card.

Darko Lazovic and Ondrej Duda had attempts from the edge of the box, one charged down, the other easily smothered by Wojciech Szczesny.

Verona threatened to restore their advantage straight after the restart, a Giangiacomo Magnani header skimming the crossbar on a corner, while Szczesny had his gloves stung by a long-range Noslin scorcher.

It was only a warning, as moments later Juve gave the ball away playing out from the back, Suslov and Folorunsho were blocked off, but still managed to send Noslin down the right to roll it through Szczesny’s legs at the near post.

Hellas Verona slice through Juventus to go ahead for the second time 😱 After cutting build-up play, Tijjani Noslin puts it through the legs of Wojciech Szczęsny! 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/rnIfsM6LMI — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 17, 2024

That did not last long either, as Juventus won it back with a high press at the corner flag and Manuel Locatelli rolled across for Rabiot to take a touch and roll his precise finish into the far bottom corner with the inside of the left boot from 12 yards.

Elite mentality from Juventus after the restart 🥶 Adrien Rabiot finds an instant equaliser… what a game! — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 17, 2024

It remained wide open, Szczesny palming another Lazovic strike round the post and Vlahovic nodding the Rabiot cross over the bar.

Federico Chiesa also blasted off target from an Arek Milik lay-off and Reda Belahyane stung Szczesny’s gloves from distance.

Danilo was playing the last five minutes on one leg, as he landed awkwardly on his ankle and visibly could not run after all the substitutions had been completed.

Nonetheless, Lorenzo Montipò needed his first real save of the game in stoppages and it was a crucial one, sticking out a boot to deny Chiesa at the near post.