JAKARTA - Juventus won 2-0 and eliminated Udinese in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia at the Allianz Stadium, Wednesday, November 3, 2025 in the morning WIB. The victory brought Juve to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Juve won again under coach Luciano Spalletti. This time, Juve met the target in the Coppa Italia and managed to qualify for the quarter-finals to face Atalanta or Genoa.
The victory shows Juve's positive trend is maintained. Previously, Juve won the first victory after changing coaches when they beat Bodo/Glimt 3-2 in the Champions League. Even though they only beat the bottom team in European competition, the confidence of the players was immediately boosted.
They continued the trend by beating Cagliari 2-1 in Italian Serie A. Finally, the Bianconeri won convincingly over Udinese.
In that match, Spalletti was forced not to be able to field the best squad because Dusan Vlahovic striker was absent after suffering a serious muscle injury. The injury resulted in Vlahovic being sidelined for three to four months.
In addition, goalkeeper Mattia Perin did not appear so Michele Di Gregorio was again standing under the bar. Other players. Also absent among them are Gleison Bremer, Daniele Rugani, Carlo Pinsogilio and Arkadiusz Milik.
However, Juve still dominates the game. By appearing to attack, Juve was able to create five corner kicks during the first 15 minutes.
Not only that, young star Kenan Yildiz also threatened the Udinese goal which was guarded by goalkeeper Razvan Sava. However, two opportunities from this Turkish national team player have not yielded results.
After many failures, Juve finally broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute. But Matteo Palma's defender's own goal led Juve to a 1-0 lead. This goal started with Weston McKennie's action who penetrated the right flank.
He then fired a cross short which was immediately greeted by Jonathan David's first-time striker's striker against Udinese.
But in the replay, the ball hit Palma who tried to block the ball. But his efforts actually made the ball slide into the net itself. The referee declared an own goal.
Left behind by one goal, Udinese tried to get up. The visitors' efforts paid off when Kingsley Ehizibue fired a stomach kick that goalkeeper Di Gregorio failed to reach. Only the goal was disallowed because Ehizihue had already been offside.
Next, it was David's turn to break into Udinese's goal. Again, the goal was disallowed because he was in an offside position. The 1-0 score for Juve lasted until the first half was over.
In the second half, Juve did not lower the tempo of the game. They still showed aggressiveness suppressing the Udinese defense. However, La Vecchia harus menunggu hingga menit 69 untuk menambah gol yang diciptakan dari titik penalty.
Palma defender who had made an own goal again made a mistake. This time he brought down Juan Cabal in the forbidden box. The referee had time to review the incident via VAR. After observing the replay for a long time, the referee finally pointed to the spot.
The penalty was completed well by substitute Manuel Locatelli who outwitted Salvador. The score changed 2-0 for Juve and lasted until the game was over.
"We played well. We made every effort to win the game. We were able to control and create lots of good chances," Spalletti said in response to Juve's victory as quoted by Football Italia.
Spalletti said Juve did not underestimate the opponent who was ranked ninth in the Italian Serie A standings. Although Juve's position is only two strips above his opponent, Spalletti calls Udinese a small team.
"The real thing is that you will still fight with full strength, even if you face rats," he said again.
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