He Real Madrid closed his US tour on Wednesday with a 3-1 defeat against Juventus in Orlando, in a game in which his enormous offensive effort was only rewarded with a goal from the Brazilian Vinicius and in which the white defense was marked again for its fragility.
After losing the Clásico in Dallas 3-0 against Barcelona, Madrid fell again to Juventus at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando after goals from Italian Moise Kean, American Timothy Weah and Serbian Dusan Vlahovic, with ten days to go for the start of LaLiga with the visit to Athletic Club. Carlo Ancelotti repeated 4-4-2 with a diamond in midfield and Jude Bellingham behind Vinicius and Joselu. Madrid played with ease and He shot more than thirty times towards the rival goal, but he lacked punch and, in defense, the team suffered a lot to find balance.
It was played in an atmosphere of great enthusiasm, in a stadium packed with fans despite the fact that the local team, Orlando City, was playing an important Leagues Cup match against Leo Messi’s Inter Miami at the same time. Among the special guests was the Brazilian Ricardo Kaká, a former Real Madrid player, who stayed for several minutes signing autographs.
Madrid, who competed with a special edition of their second kit with numbers inspired by Pop Art, lined up an eleven with seven changes compared to the Clásico. Only Thibaut Courtois, Eduardo Camavinga, Bellingham, as a forward, and Vinicius, as a striker, repeated. Fran García and Vázquez entered the wings, with Antonio Rudiger and Nacho Fernández in the center of defense; the Croatian Luka Modric and the German Toni Kroos returned in midfield, while Joselu accompanied Vini up front.
white defensive fragility
The game could not start worse for Madrid. After just 50 seconds, Kean put Juventus ahead by finishing off a loose ball at will after a shot to the post by Weah. Ancelotti’s men gained meters and played with quality up front, but it was difficult for them to find defensive solidity and, in the 20th, Weah himself extended distances after a quick move by Juve down the left wing.
For the third time in four games this preseason, Madrid was down on the scoreboard. But as was already seen against Milan, Ancelotti’s men knew how to react and turned the rest of the game into a monologue, with constant dangerous offensive arrivals and shots from practically all areas of the rival midfield.
Vinicius, electric
And after a goal forgiven by Joselu and a great save from Szczesny to Bellingham, Madrid closed the gap. After a recovery of the ball, Kroos connected a wonderful vertical pass of 50 meters to release the speed of Vinicius, who escaped from Bremer’s marking and elegantly defined to raise the 1-2 to the light. The Brazilian constantly created danger and pushed Juventus’ defense of three to the limit, in which Danilo came, jokingly and with the game stopped, to grab Vini by the shirt as if to ask him to stop facing him with the ball. The two Carioca internationals exchanged a smile.
Rudiger, with a right foot from outside the area, and Vázquez closed the first half with some dangerous shots from outside the area and the push continued without pause at the start of the restart.
end with controversy
Joselu forgave again at the hour of the game, after a great play by Modric to open spaces for him, and Valverde, who had jumped onto the field seconds before, brushed the equalizer with a right-footed shot from 30 meters that was repelled by the crossbar. The wood marked this Real Madrid preseason, after repelling up to five shots in the Clásico lost against Barcelona. In addition, in minute 90, Enzo Barrenechea brought down Rodrygo inside the area, but the referee whistled the foul out. Without VAR, the decision was not changed and Madrid failed to take advantage of the free kick.
With Ancelotti’s team focused on attack, Juventus sealed the match in minute 95 with a counterattack play finished off by Vlahovic after a center from Barrenechea.
Datasheet:
3. Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Sandro; Weah, Locatelli, McKennie, Kostic; Church and Kean.
Also played: Pinsoglio, Gatti, Cambiaso, Iling, Milik, Nicolussi, Rugani, Soulé, Huijsen
1. Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Rudiger, Nacho, Garcia; Kroos, Camavinga, Modric; Bellingham; Vinicius and Joselu.
They also played: Alaba, Tchouaméni, Rodrygo, Valverde, Militao, Carvajal, Brahim, Odriozola and Paz.
goals: 1-0, m.1: Kean. 2-0, m.20: Weah. 2-1, m.38: Vinicius. 3-1, m.95: Vlahovic.
Referee: Ismail Elfath (MAR). He warned Juventus’ Bremer (4), Gatti (54), Locatelli (57), Barrenechea (91) and Milik (93).
incidences: Friendly match corresponding to the Soccer Champions Tour played at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando (Florida, USA) in front of 65,503 spectators.
2023-08-03 03:47:54
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