Dejan Kulusevski spared Juventus from their first Serie A defeat of the season as his late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday.
Andrea Pirlo’s side were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Crotone last time out and looked like they would be on the end of an even worse result when Andrea Favilli put the visitors ahead after an hour.
Substitute Kulusevski had other ideas, though, cutting in from the right to score his second goal for Juventus
The result moves Juve up to fifth – three points behind leaders Milan, who have played a game fewer – while Verona remain in eighth.
Juventus missing talismanic Cristiano
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 while on international duty with Portugal, has now missed three games for the Serie A champions and his absence was felt on Sunday.
His team-mates had 22 shots – many of which came in the frantic closing stages – but only six were on target. It is not hard to imagine that number would have been significantly higher if the former Real Madrid superstar had been on the pitch.
Dybala experiences a mixed return
The Argentina international was full of enthusiasm on his return to first-team action, but his finishing left a lot to be desired. He had just one shot on target from a whopping nine shots, while he lost possession 19 times – more than any other Juve player.
