Juventus drew 2–2 at home to Salernitana after conceding two goals, but were shown three red cards after the hosts’ potential winners were ruled out by VAR in the second half of stoppage time.
Antonio Candreva’s goal put Salernitana ahead before Krzysztof Piatek scored a penalty to give them a 2-0 lead near the end of the first half.
Bremer’s powerful header gave the away side the advantage and Leonardo Bonucci rebounded from his own botched penalty to equalize in the 93rd minute.
But Arkadiusz Milik thought he had scored the winner in the 94th minute, but was chalked off by VAR for offside. Federico Fazio and Juve head coach Massimiliano Allegri have also been sacked for their roles in the brawl on the pitch.
In the 18th minute, Pasquale Mazzocchi put the ball into the net with a superb shot from the left, past Candreva at the back post.
Salernitana made it 2–0 in first-half injury time after a penalty was awarded for Bremer’s handball, with Piatek hitting a spot kick into the bottom right corner.
Bremer halved the deficit with a spectacular header into the net six minutes into the second half, but it took Juventus 93 minutes to find the equalizer.
Bonucci’s first penalty was saved as Tony Virgena beat Alex Sandro in the box, but Bonucci slammed the rebound to make it 2-2.
Juventus thought they had won the match when Milik homered from a corner, but the goal was ruled out for offside and despite the goal not counting, the striker scored a second yellow to celebrate. received the card.
Cuadrado and Fazio were then sent off for a brawl, and Allegri also saw his role red in the commotion, but eventually the referee blew the whistle to end the chaotic proceedings.
What do you mean?Juventus leave it late
Juventus dominated the match with a possession percentage of 61.1% and 22 shots, but compared to Salernitana’s 11 shots, they dominated the match.
They remain unbeaten in Serie A and are eighth in the table, while Salernitana remain tenth. As a result, Allegri’s side are well behind Napoli, Atalanta and Milan, all of whom are undefeated and lead the table with 14 points.
Notable Paredes
The midfielder has led the hosts in just his second Serie A appearance since joining from Paris Saint-Germain, completing 83 of his 85 passes.
He also led the team to a touch (96) with a performance like the one Allegri had in mind when he brought the Argentina national team from France.
Blachovic is not at his best
The striker, who has hitherto scored on average every 45 minutes against Salernitana in Serie A, has scored in this one.
He made numerous attempts to score, but was caught offside four times and failed to execute five shots as it was left to two centre-backs to find vital goals.
Opta Key Facts
– Juve have drawn by two goals at home in Serie A for the first time since November 2011 against Napoli (411 league games ago).
– Juve received two red cards in a Serie A match for the first time against Roma in October 2015.
– Candreva is the first visiting player to score in two consecutive games at the Allianz Stadium since Ante Rebic in 2021.
– Bremer is the top scoring center defender in Serie A since the start of the 2019-20 season (12).
– Bonucci is the sixth defender to score in 10 consecutive Serie A seasons, after Giacinto Facchetti, Agostino di Bartolomei, Alessandro Renica, Pietro Fierchowodo and Paolo Negro.
what’s next?
Juventus’ next game is Champions League action hosting Benfica on Wednesday, while Salernitana’s next match is against Lecce in Serie A on Friday.
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