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Juventus player ratings vs SPAL: Pjanic keeps Juve rolling

By John Vaccaro

Juventus' Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic (L) shoots to open the scoring despite Spal's Italian midfielder Mirko Valdifiori (R) during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Spal on September 28, 2019 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
Juventus' Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic (L) shoots to open the scoring despite Spal's Italian midfielder Mirko Valdifiori (R) during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Spal on September 28, 2019 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) /
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC) scores the second goal for the Bianconeri during the Serie A football match between Juventus FC and S.P.A.L. at Allianz Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Turin, Italy.Juventus won 2-0 over S.P.A.L. (Photo by Massimiliano Ferraro/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC) scores the second goal for the Bianconeri during the Serie A football match between Juventus FC and S.P.A.L. at Allianz Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Turin, Italy.Juventus won 2-0 over S.P.A.L. (Photo by Massimiliano Ferraro/NurPhoto via Getty Images) /

CAM: Aaron Ramsey 7.5/10

Aaron Ramsey continues to give Juventus a dimension they have lacked for years. He once again was a menace to the opposing defense and should have been rewarded with a goal. Unfortunately, SPAL’s keeper was incredible in this match and made an absolutely miraculous save to deny Ramsey’s header. That save denied what would have been the cherry on top of another great performance from Ramsey. I like that Juve has been limiting him to around 60 minutes per start to keep him healthy and that could see a big payoff if he can help lead Juve to a win against Leverkusen on Tuesday.

ST: Cristiano Ronaldo 9/10

Cristiano Ronaldo was absolutely spectacular in this match and things actually could’ve been much better for him. If it weren’t for an unbelievable performance from SPAL’s keeper, Ronaldo could have added at least another goal and an assist in the match. Even without those to pad his stats, Ronaldo really stepped up in this match. SPALs defense had absolutely no answer for him as he put himself and his teammates in dangerous positions repeatedly throughout the match. Hopefully this is the start of a trend for Ronaldo because Juve will need him at his absolute best against Leverkusen and Inter.

ST: Paulo Dybala 8.5/10

This was the best version of Paulo Dybala we have seen in quite some time.Even with Ronaldo back in the lineup, Dybala found plenty of space to operate and made it count. He made some very dangerous runs in the match and some incredible passes, including the cross that set up Ronaldo’s goal. Over these last couple of matches, Dybala has made a pretty strong case in favor of Juve continuing to use the 4-3-1-2. His performances have helped Juve overcome their injury issues and could see him rewarded with a permanent return to the starting lineup.

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