November 29, (THEWILL) — Juventus extended their unbeaten run under Luciano Spalletti with a 2-1 home victory over Cagliari on Saturday.
Kenan Yildiz scored twice in the first half to overturn an early deficit and lift his side to seventh in Serie A, now just one point behind the top four.
The visitors took the lead when Sebastiano Esposito converted Marco Palestra’s cross after Filip Kostic gave away possession in midfield.
Juventus responded within 90 seconds, Yildiz finishing from Khephren Thuram’s pass with a right-footed effort that beat Elia Caprile.
The turnaround was complete in first-half stoppage time when Yildiz struck again, firing low into the bottom-right corner following Weston McKennie’s clever flick.
Juventus began the second period with intent, Francisco Conceicao drawing a sharp save from Caprile three minutes after the restart.
Teun Koopmeiners then saw a long-range attempt drift narrowly wide before Cagliari midfielder Riyad Idrissi tested Mattia Perin at the opposite end.
The home side controlled proceedings thereafter, with Conceicao’s wayward shot over the bar in the 72nd minute the closest either team came to further goals.
The result ended a sequence of two consecutive Serie A draws for Juventus, who had shared the points with Torino and Fiorentina in their previous league outings.
Spalletti’s men remain undefeated since his appointment and now turn their attention to maintaining momentum in their climb up the log.
Yildiz’s clinical double proved the difference on a day when Juventus demonstrated their ability to recover from setbacks.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
