Called ‘Del Piero Turco’, Juve’s promise participated in three of the four goals in the duel played in Philadelphia; Moroccan fans made beautiful in the stands
Juventus took another step towards the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. This Sunday (22), the Italian team beat Wydad Casablanca 4-1 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and reached the second victory in the competition. The highlight of the match was the 20 -year -old Yildiz, nicknamed “Del Piero Turco”. He participated in three of the four goals of Juventus. In the first, he tabized with Thuram and finished cross; The ball deflected on defender Bouteil and entered, being scored as a goal against. Then he scored a beautiful goal by hitting the angle in the first kick. In the second half, he received from Kolo Muani and finished with category to write down the team’s third.
Wydad cashed in the first half with Lorch, who took advantage of the Italian defense and touched coverage on the way out of goalkeeper Di Gregorio. The Moroccan team, supported by their fans – who used flags during the hydration break – showed more competitiveness than in the debut against Manchester City, but had technical difficulties and abused direct calls.
In the second half, even more exposed, the African team managed to contain some offensive actions of Juventus. Still, he suffered from two great chances of the Italians: Cambiaso hit the post and Kolo Muani lost a goal with the empty goal. In additions, Vlahovic closed the score in penalty kick.
With the result, Juventus depends on a simple combination to confirm the early classification to the round of 16. Wydad is not yet eliminated, but needs to cheer for an unlikely Al-Ain victory over Manchester City to follow with chances.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Felipe Cerqueira
