Mourinho's former club Roma remain winless with draw at Juventus

Mourinho's former club Roma remain winless with draw at Juventus

Faruq Ibrahim 22:55 - 01.09.2024

AS Roma end Juventus's winning run, but their wait for victory continues.

The match between Juventus and Roma was anticipated to the a cracker, but neither team lived up to the billing, as the match ended in a disappointing goalless draw.

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Juventus are the form team in LALIGA, winning their opening two matches; Roma, on the other hand, were the opposite, as they are yet to win any match this campaign. The wait for the Gialorossi’s first win of the campaign continues, but they managed to stutter The Old Lady’s run.

Key match details

Roma had a lively start to the match, with Lorenzo Pellegrini narrowly missing the target after a clever pick-out by Bryan Cristante. Juventus, despite their superior form, took time to find their footing, only testing Mile Svilar with a tame effort from Dusan Vlahovic on the cusp of halftime. 

Thiago Motta shuffled the pack in a bid to boost his team’s chances, as he introduced his shiny new signings, Teun Koopmeiners and Francisco Conceicao, at the interval. 

However, the substitutes failed to spark an immediate transformation, as both teams toiled to gain a foothold. In a bid to break the deadlock, Daniele De Rossi summoned Paulo Dybala from the bench to face his former club. 

Despite a flurry of changes from both managers, the Italian heavyweights struggled to create clear-cut chances, with neither Svilar nor Michele Di Gregorio seriously threatened. Ultimately, a lack of clinical edge up front led to a stalemate, allowing Juventus to preserve their unbeaten start to the season ahead of the international break.