This was Federico Bernardeschi’s first Serie A goal in front of fans since September 2018Federico Bernardeschi ended his 60-game scoring drought for Juventus as they beat Cagliari to move up to fifth in Serie A.
Moise Kean headed Juve into the lead from a ball by Italy winger Bernardeschi.
Bernardeschi, 27, then hammered a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box to seal the win against the side second from bottom in the table.
His last Juve goal was on 26 July 2020, 513 days ago.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side have won four of their past five games in all competitions, conceding only once in that run.
Line-upsJuventusFormation 4-3-3
1Szczesny
11Ju Cuadrado19Bonucci4de Ligt12Lobo Silva
30Bentancur5Arthur25Rabiot
20Bernardeschi9Morata18Kean
1Szczesny11Ju Cuadrado19Bonucci4de Ligt12Lobo Silva30Bentancur5ArthurSubstituted forLocatelliat 83’minutes25RabiotSubstituted forMcKennieat 45’minutes20BernardeschiSubstituted forDe Sciglioat 89’minutes9MorataSubstituted forPinto Ramosat 89’minutes18KeanSubstituted forKulusevskiat 72’minutesSubstitutes2De Sciglio14McKennie17Pellegrini21Pinto Ramos23Pinsoglio24Rugani27Locatelli36Perin44Kulusevski45de Winter46SouléCagliariFormation 5-3-2
28Cragno
12Bellanova25Zappa23Ceppitelli44Carboni22Lykogiannis
14Deiola27Grassi29Chagas Estevao
20Pereiro10Geraldino dos Santos Galvão
28Cragno12Bellanova25Zappa23Ceppitelli44CarboniBooked at 24mins22Lykogiannis14DeiolaSubstituted forOlivaat 71’minutes27Grassi29Chagas EstevaoBooked at 35minsSubstituted forKeitaat 84’minutes20PereiroSubstituted forPavolettiat 64’minutesBooked at 85mins10Geraldino dos Santos GalvãoSubstitutes1Aresti9Keita15Altare21Oliva24Faragò30Pavoletti31Radunovic32Ceter33ObertLive TextMatch ends, Juventus 2, Cagliari 0.
Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Cagliari 0.
Attempt missed. Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.
Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
Substitution, Juventus. Kaio Jorge replaces Álvaro Morata.
Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari).
Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Dalbert.
Goal! Juventus 2, Cagliari 0. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski following a fast break.
Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Arthur.
Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
Alberto Grassi (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.