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37% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 63% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Cagliari 1 – 3 Juventus 
65′ Luca Rossettini 3′ Carlos Tevez
. 15′ Arturo Vidal
. 50′ Fernando Llorente
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 18th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Juventus, 1st position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +25
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31:6 | 25 | 36 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20:26 | -6 | 12 |
Juventus finishing as top leader in 2014 with 39 points after defeating Cagliari at the Sant’Elia Stadium. Juventus are now preparing for the Supercoppa Italiana against Napoli to be played in Doha on 22 December.
Juventus opening the score in the 3rd minute following a corner conceded by Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno. Who else could score??? Well, there you go it is forward Carlos Tevez to score his 10th goal this season defeating Cragno with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
Far from Cagliari reacting, it is Juventus to increase the score in the 15th minute. This time it is midfielder Arturo Vidal to score with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. It’s the 5th goal this season for Vidal
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
Say no more, Juventus are just roller skating at the Sant’Elia scoring a third goal! It is forward Fernando Llorente to defeat goalkeeper Cragno in the 50th minute with a left footed shot from close range in the center. It’s a bluff for Cagliari and goalkeeper Cragno ending on the ground frustrated to see the ball inside. Llorente scoring his 4th goal this season.
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
Cagliari shortening the distance in the 65th minute with defender Luca Rossettini scoring his first goal.
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Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Zdenek Zeman:
CAGLIARI (4-4-2): Cragno; Benedetti, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Capuano; Balzano, Conti, Ekdal, Avelar; Ibarbo, Cossu
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Massimiliano Allegri:
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Ogbonna, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal; Pereyra; Tévez, Llorente
Juventus starting formation against Cagliari
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer CAGLIARI: Forward Marco Sau and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each
Top scorer JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 10 goals
| Cagliari | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sau, Marco | 4 | 10 | Tevez, Carlos |
| Ekdal, Albin | 4 | 4 | Morata, Alvaro |
| Farias, Diego | 3 | 5 | Vidal, Arturo |
| Avelar, Danilo | 3 | 3 | Pogba, Paul |
| Ibarbo, Victor | 2 | 4 | Llorente, Fernando |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 14/12/14 | SA | Parma – Cagliari | 0:0 | Round 15 | |||
| 08/12/14 | SA | Cagliari – Chievo | 0:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 04/12/14 | CI | Cagliari – Modena | 9:8 (AP) | Round 4 |
Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 draws
| 14/12/14 | SA | Juventus – Sampdoria | 1:1 | Round 15 | |||
| 09/12/14 | UCLG | Juventus – At. Madrid | 0:0 | Round 6 | |||
| 05/12/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Juventus | 0:0 | Round 14 |
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 16
Cagliari 1 – 3 Juventus
Thursday 18 December 2014
Sant’Elia Stadium
Cagliari, Italy
19:00
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MARZALONI – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: GIACOMELLI
Goals: 3′ Carlos Tevez (J), 15′ Arturo Vidal (J), 50′ Fernando Llorente (J), 65′ Luca Rossettini (C)
Official formations – lineups:
CAGLIARI (4-4-2): Cragno; Benedetti, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Capuano; Balzano, Conti, Ekdal, Avelar; Ibarbo, Cossu
Subs.: Carboni, Pisano, Murru, Crisetig, Barella, Capello, Joao Pedro, Dessena, Caio Rangel, Longo, Farias.
Coach. Zeman
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Ogbonna, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal; Pereyra; Tévez, Llorente.
Subs.: Rubinho, Pepe, Padoin, Giovinco, Pogba, Morata, Coman, Audero, Mattiello.
Coach. Massimiliano Allegri
Match Stats
| Cagliari | Match Stats | Juventus |
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 16 (2) | Shots (on goal) | 13 (7) |
| 16 | Fouls | 7 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 37% | Ball Possession | 63% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |