Juventus 1-0 Freiburg: Angel di Maria scores winner for Italians
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Juventus established a narrow Europa League first-leg advantage over Freiburg without Paul Pogba who was dropped for disciplinary reasons.
It is understood the French midfielder was late for a team meeting and Juve coach Max Allegri opted not to include him for the last-16 match in Turin.
Angel di Maria, a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022, scored the only goal of the game for the Italians.
The return leg in Germany takes place next Thursday (17:45 GMT).
Meanwhile, Roma also took a step towards the quarter-finals after beating Real Sociedad 2-0 in the Italian capital.
Jose Mourinho’s side, who won the Europa Conference League last season, scored an early goal from a counter-attack by Stephan El Shaarawy.
Marash Kumbulla’s late header wrapped up victory after Sociedad’s Mikel Merino had missed a golden opportunity to equalise.
The second leg in Spain is also next Thursday (20:00).
Line-ups
Juventus
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 1Szczesny
- 6Danilo
- 3BremerBooked at 72mins
- 12Alex SandroSubstituted forBonucciat 23′minutesBooked at 84mins
- 11Ju Cuadrado
- 20MirettiSubstituted forFagioliat 45′minutes
- 5Locatelli
- 25Rabiot
- 17KosticSubstituted forKeanat 78′minutes
- 22Di María
- 9VlahovicSubstituted forChiesaat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Chiesa
- 15Gatti
- 18Kean
- 19Bonucci
- 23Pinsoglio
- 24Rugani
- 30Soulé
- 32Paredes
- 36Perin
- 44Fagioli
- 45Barrenechea
Freiburg
Formation 3-4-3
- 26Flekken
- 25Sildillia
- 28GinterBooked at 24mins
- 3LienhartSubstituted forGuldeat 68′minutes
- 17Kübler
- 8EggesteinSubstituted forKeitelat 59′minutes
- 27Höfler
- 30Günter
- 22SallaiSubstituted forDoanat 59′minutes
- 9HölerBooked at 51minsSubstituted forGregoritschat 88′minutes
- 32Grifo
Substitutes
- 1Uphoff
- 5Gulde
- 7Schmid
- 14Keitel
- 18Petersen
- 21Atubolu
- 23Wagner
- 33Weißhaupt
- 34Röhl
- 35Schmidt
- 38Gregoritsch
- 42Doan
- Referee:
- Anastasios Sidiropoulos
- Attendance:
- 37,474
Match Stats
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Match ends, Juventus 1, SC Freiburg 0.
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Second Half ends, Juventus 1, SC Freiburg 0.
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Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
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Attempt blocked. Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
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Foul by Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg).
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Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Juan Cuadrado is caught offside.
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Foul by Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg).
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Ángel Di María (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, SC Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Lucas Höler.
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Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Juventus) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
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Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
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Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado following a fast break.
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Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Filip Kostic.
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Attempt missed. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
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Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ángel Di María (Juventus).
