The Luciano Spalletti era started for Juventus on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Cremonese. That scoreline could\u2019ve been a lot more had one or two things gone a little differently, but the new-look Juve had little ultimate problem despite Cremonese making things slightly too interesting with a late goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
How did the players look in Spalletti\u2019s first day in charge? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MICHELE DI GREGORIO – 6.5.<\/strong> An uneventful day for Di Gregorio, who faced only one shot on target besides Jamie Vardy\u2019s late strike. Keeping the defense together was especially important for him given the unorthodox nature of the back line. (We\u2019ll get to that).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n PIERRE KALULU – 6.<\/strong> Solid on his side of the back three, and was a useful extra body in attack when he came forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FEDERICO GATTI – 5.5.<\/strong> Not a great look to be outmuscled by a 38-year-old dude and then<\/em> fail to catch up to him before he could shoot. It marred an otherwise good game that saw him make seven clearances and complete 91.7 percent of his passes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n TEUN KOOPMEINERS – 6.<\/strong> Meant to try to overload the midfield when Juve was in attack, he did so at times but wasn\u2019t the biggest offensive influence on the team. Defended competently and made a big double block late on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ANDREA CAMBIASO – 7.5.<\/strong> In the right place to poach what was ultimately the deciding goal, and was the biggest creator on the team. He had a game-high three key passes and had a few other well-placed balls fly through the area that didn\u2019t reach a teammate. He\u2019s played his last two games on the right and they\u2019ve been his two best games of the season by a wide margin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n MANUEL LOCATELLI – 6.5.<\/strong> Desperately unlucky not to score in the first half when Audero got the barest of touches to maneuver his shot onto the post, and was inches over the crossbar on another shot. Defensively he really shone, making a game-high six tackles and adding a pair of clearances as well. Something of a statement to a coach that never rated him when he was in charge of the national team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n KH\u00c9PHREN THURAM – 6.<\/strong> Saw a lot more of him carrying the ball through midfield the way he did in some of his best moments last year. Added the omph to the midfield that he\u2019s been known for so far in his Juve tenure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FILIP KOSTIC – 7.<\/strong> Reacted perfectly to Vandeputte\u2019s to give Juve the early lead and was excellent on the left side. He had a pair of dribbles as well as a pair of clearances. Also played a huge part in Juve\u2019s press, keeping Cremonese\u2019s wing-backs pinned back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n WESTON McKENNIE – 6.5.<\/strong> Made a pair of key passes and a couple more that didn\u2019t register on the stat sheet but were nonetheless essential, like his feed to Openda in the run-up to the opening goal. Part of a very effective press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n LO\u00cfS OPENDA – 5.5.<\/strong> Got himself into good positions all night but still clearly lacks the confidence to act quickly on the field. Could\u2019ve scored once or twice had he taken his shots earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n DUSAN VLAHOVIC – 6.<\/strong> Could\u2019ve had himself another goal but Audero saved his shot well after an audacious turn. Absolutely ferocious in the press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FRANCISCO CONCIE\u00c7\u00c3O – 6.<\/strong> Set up Cambiaso\u2019s goal with a nice move, and made some trouble when he got the ball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n VASILIJE ADZIC – NR. <\/strong>Made a pair of tackles and a key pass, in 12 minutes. Nice to see him back on the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n JO\u00c3O M\u00c1RIO – NR.<\/strong> On to help see things out to win late.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n JONATHAN DAVID – NR.<\/strong> Only 10 touches in his six minutes on the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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