Juventus 2-0 Verona: New signings Dusan Vlahovic and Denis Zakaria on target as bianconeri move into top four

Debutants Dusan Vlahovic and Denis Zakaria both hit the net as Juventus comfortably held on for victory over Verona. The big-money signing from Fiorentina looked dangerous from the first minute and he made no mistake when Pablo Dybala played him through on the right hand side of the field and, as Lorenzo Montipo raced out of his goal, Vlahovic coolly lobbed over the keeper and into the net.

Ad/> He could have added to his account if he had converted fine crosses from Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado, but he showed more than enough to show the Juventus tifosi they need not worry about finding the net anymore. World Cup Qualification CONCACAFRound-up: Canada closing on World Cup place, USA beat Honduras03/02/2022 AT 09:36 Morara created the second for Zakaria just after the hour mark and the January signing from Borussia Monchengladbach made no mistake waiting for the keeper to go to ground before sliding the ball inside the far corner.

Although Verona had a lot of play in the second half they never really threatened to deny Juventus the victory which lifts them up into fourth in Serie A. TALKING POINT — Juventus can look to the future It has been a strange 18 months for the Old Lady of Italian football since they secured the Covid-interrupted 2019/20 title — their ninth in succession.

Financial issues forced them to appreciate what it is like to be an also-ran, barely qualifying for the Champions League last term. Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the club was the end of the last project and they have been in flux until now when the arrival of Vlahovic, and to a lesser extent Zakaria, will make their fans believe they can rival any team in the country once more.