Friendlies: Mandzukic wake Juve 2-1 at Lechia Gdansk – Il Sole 24 Ore

And in the end we think Mandzukic! The Croatian acronym 90 ‘his first goal for Juventus and has a 2-1 win at Juventus in a friendly against Polish side Lechia Gdansk. The team of Max Allegri go ahead immediately with Pogba but is reached to 84 ‘by a network of Buksa. Among the newcomers positive test Dybala while Khedira and Zaza have appeared a little ‘packed workloads.

Allegri fielded a 3-5-2 formation with experimental Rugani, Bonucci and Chiellini in defense, Lichtsteiner and Padoin sides, Sturaro, Khedira and Pogba in the middle, Dybala behind Zaza forward. Lechia filled with young people: the coach Jerzy Brzeczek prefer to leave the bench the team owner after 2 defeats in the first two days of the championship.

They spend four minutes and Juve is already ahead with a header Pogba, left alone, on the corner of brushed Dybala. Allegri has replaced Chiellini out for a muscular problem. Space in Caceres. 9 ‘try to show Zaza caught by Dybala, but his left ends well wide. The half-hour a Dybala exploits inspired a defensive carelessness Lechia, shoots left but the ball is blocked by the keeper. The Poles get up to 39 ‘when Dzwigala hit the post with a header from outside the outer. A shot Dzwigala finally is put into corner by Buffon.

Girandola exchange rates in the second half. Allegri enters Morata, Mandzukic, Evra, Marchisio, Neto and the young Clemenza (attacking midfielder born in 1997). 50 ‘Juve nearly doubling: the cross of Pogba a defender deflected into his own goal but the Polish goalkeeper Bak avoids the worst. Allegri draws Morata bench after just 25 minutes and the Spaniard did not take it well. 82 ‘comes the balance of Lechia with Buksa that ends in the best ways a wonderful one-two with Nazario. The Bianconeri are there and found the winning goal at 90 ‘Mandzukic with a cross into the area that engages the young Macek, he exceeds an opponent and puts it in with a left in the intersection. So arrives the first victory of the season for Juventus (still in search of better conditions) who return to action Saturday, August 1 at the Velodrome against Marseille.

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