JAKARTA - Juventus young star Kenan Yildiz not only saved the team but also coach Luciano Spalletti after scoring a brace in the Italian Serie A match against Udinese. In a duel at the Allianz Stadium, Sunday, November 30, 2025 in the morning WIB, two Yildiz goals gave Juve a 2-1 win.
Yildiz helped Spalletti realize the target of winning first at home. Yes, since dealing with Juve replacing dismissed Igor Tudor, Spalletti has not even given three points.
From the first three matches in various competitions, Juve has always played a draw. Even his team could never score more than one goal.
Juve could only win by beating Bodo/Glimt 3-2 in the Champions League match. The positive trend continued when the Bianconeri hosted Udinese.
Yildiz's goals made Juve earn three points even though the team's position had not changed. Juve are still in seventh place with 23. Five points adrift with AC Milan who won the top of the standings after a 1-0 win over Lazio.
Meanwhile, Udinese is in the middle of the board by ranking ninth. Udinese pocketed 18 points or the same as Lazio but they lost on goal difference.
Yildiz's brilliant performance made Spalletti not hesitate to praise the 20-year-old player.
"Yildiz does have the qualities to be a big player. From no chance, he gave us a win," Spalletti was quoted as saying by Football Italia.
"I tried to give him freedom so he wasn't fixated on game tactics. Moreover, he was very good when he got a narrow space," said the former Italian national team coach.
Despite winning, Juve had to work hard to achieve it. How not, Juve, who acted as the host, even missed the first goal when Sebastiano ESPosito beat goalkeeper Mattia Perin in the 26th minute.
But Juve only needed one minute to equalize the score. When starting the game after that goal, midfielder Khephren Thuram immediately sent the ball forward aimed at Yildiz.
Welcoming Thuram's pass, the Turkish national team player then fired the first kick that broke through the Udinese goal. The score has changed 1-1.
Furthermore, when the match entered first-half injury time, Yildiz scored a second goal and turned things around. Receiving the ball from Pierre Kalulu, he then converted it to score a brace.
This is Yildiz's fifth goal for Juve and at the same time put Juve ahead 2-1. The score not only lasted until halftime but also when the game was over.
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