He grabbed the ball at the halfway line and faced it with pure speed. Not even four Cagliari rivals who tried to surround him could stop him. The Argentine reached the edge of the large area, raised his head and, seeing the goalkeeper ahead, used his left foot to chip the ball that entered the goal with the lightness of a balloon. Great goal from the man of the Argentine National Team who smiled again at the end of the year after recovering from the injury that excluded him from the last summons of Lionel Scaloni.
That beautiful goal from González two minutes from time was the last of the victory that Juventus gave to Cagliari in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup. Thus, Vecchia Signora got into the quarterfinals and breathes for a while after so much tension in the local league in which they are far from the top: 14 points away.
Criticism is accumulating in Turin due to the large number of draws that Juventus has been collecting. There are 10 stops in 16 dates. Therefore, this victory with a landslide in the Italian Cup helps them regain confidence and get some oxygen.
He did it with a strange lineup, with McKennie playing left back, Locatelli as center back and Koopmeiners as midfielder. In fact, it was difficult for him to acclimatize to the game and he suffered a chance before the first minute was up that could have changed everything. But Di Gregorio took a saving foot to avoid Deiola’s goal.
Vlahovic missed the first clear chance he had with a shot over the top, but he himself took it upon himself to vindicate himself with a pure striker’s goal on his next chance, just on the brink of half-time. It didn’t take long for the Turin team to increase the distance. It was Koopmeiners with a whip.
Juve had several chances to increase, and two goals were disallowed for offside. Conceicao, very active throughout the match, scored the third and Nico González with a beautiful shot sealed the night at the Juventus stadium.
Scaloni smiles. He knows that one of his favorite players is optimal again and hopes to have him on the 2025 Playoff dates.