Rugani at last gasp, Juventus beats Frosinone

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Juventus-Frosinone 3-2

Juventus beats Frosinone by 3-2 in a match full of twists and turns, which seemed to be headed for a draw and was instead resolved by the kick of Daniele Rugani just seconds before the triple whistle: It wasn’t enough for the ciociari to come back from the initial disadvantage to leave the Stadium with at least one point more in the standings.

Juventus-Frosinone, Vlahovic-Cheddira clash

The match è lively from the very first round of hands and the first to score è the Bianconeri team, today in "total black", already at 3': the play ofMcKennie frees Vlahovic in the area and the Serbian does not let himself be begged, overcoming Cerofolini for the 1-0. Having got over the shock, Frosinone takes the field and seals the equalizer on 14': cross from the right by Zortea for Cheddira’s winning shot that makes it 1-1.

Brescianini completes comeback, Vlahovic makes it 2-2

Bewildered, the men of Massimiliano Allegri struggled to find the tangle and Frosinone took advantage to complete the comeback: è in fact, on 27' when Harroui serve in the area Brescianini, whose conclusion proves impregnable for Szczesny and allows the ciociari to take the lead.

It seemed to get even worse for Juve when Adrien Rabiot, injured, had to make way for Alcaraz at 28' but in fact the 1-2 lasted on the scoreboard for no more than five minutes: è in fact, the 32' when again on the McKennie-Vlahovic axis, Juve regained the equalizer, thanks to a left-handed conclusion from inside the Serbian striker's penalty area. The score did not change until the long break, going into the locker room on 2-2.

In the resumption, the pace becomes lower: Massimiliano Allegri gives up Chiesa and Kostic, replacing them with Yildiz and Weah at 62' on the other hand, we have to wait until 72' for the first changes made byDi Francesco, with Kaio Jorge and Barrenechea taking the place of Cheddira and Harroui. The latest tactical moves see in Juventus Milik and Iling Junior take over from Gatti and McKennie all'86', while Frosinone responds between the'87' and 94' with the entries of Seck, Gelli and Monterisi in place of Soulé, Mazzitelli and Lirola.

The final twist: Rugani solves it

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When everything seems to be leading to the final 2-2, here comes thefinal twist: on the development of a stoppage-time action, the ball arrives in the box to Rugani, the Bianconeri defender from a close position although defiladed does not tremble and overcomes the opponent's extreme defender for the 3-2. There'è no more time to recover, Juventus wins and thus tries to keep the Scudetto discourse open.

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