Juventus player ratings vs. Udinese: Cancelo puts on a show
By John Vaccaro
Juventus will head into the international break 10 for 10 in all competitions.
Juventus went into this weekend as the only team maintaining a perfect record in the top 5 leagues and they came out still holding that title.
Juve put the pressure on Udinese right off the bat, but it took 33 minutes to find a breakthrough. Joao Cancelo found some space on the right wing and sent in a beautiful cross. Rodrigo Bentancur turned it into the net with his head for his first Juve goal and Juve wouldn’t look back.
They nearly added to the lead instantly when Cancelo found Mario Mandzukic just outside the 6 yard box, but Simone Scuffet was able to make the save. It still wouldn’t take long for Juve to get their second though.
In the 37th minute Mandzukic was able to control a loose ball and touch it over to Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was able to find the back of the net with his “weak foot” to truly put Juve in control of the match,
From there it was mostly smooth sailing outside of a ball Alex Sandro needed to clear off of there line. Now we get to suffer through an international break before seeing how far Juve can stretch this run.
GK: Wojciech Szczesny 7/10
In a surprising turn of events Szczesny was actually asked to make saves in this match (it hasn’t happened often this year). He was once again able to keep a clean sheet and never seemed to be too troubled by anything Udinese offered. It was another good day for Szczesny and he will still be starting when we get back from the international break.