May 11, 2023, 5:30 PM
May 11, 2023, 5:30 PM
Juventus tied in stoppage time (1-1) with Sevilla, this Thursday in Turin in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, leaving the tie completely open.
Sevilla took the lead with a goal from Youssef En Nesyri (26), but in the discount Federico Gatti (90 + 7) put the equalizer so that the pass to the final is decided on Thursday of next week at the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in the Andalusian capital.
The sevillistas will appeal to their public to try to prevail over a Juventus that this Thursday began intimidating, but that little by little he fell behind in the first halfbefore reacting again in the second.
The Italian team was the first to warn, with a shot too crossed by Filip Kostic (12) after a quick local counterattack.
Shortly after, Dusan Vlahovic went hand in hand with Bonobut sent the ball over the crossbar (19).
The Serbian striker did not have his best nightvery controlled by the rival defense, being replaced by Gatti (60), the ‘hero’ after his team at discount.
The ‘Juve’ tried to impose their verticality in the first minutes, but little by little Sevilla was overcoming some initial moments of bewilderment to gain control of the ball.
Two headers from Argentine Lucas Ocampos (14, 15) had put goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny’s reflexes to the test.
– En-Nesiry strikes first –
Ocampos, which was a nightmare for Juventus defenders until he had to retire injured, being replaced by Montiel (33), he was the assistant for En-Nesyri’s goal.
The Argentine galloped to the right to put a low ball into the area that En-Nesyri finished off at the bottom of the local nets (26).
The goal was the culmination of Sevilla’s dominance against a Juventus that changed completely after the break, taking a step forward and putting better pressure on the Andalusian team.
The entries of Federico Chiesa and Samuel Iling they energized a Juventus that began to arrive with more danger to Bono’s domains.
Iling surprised the visiting defense with an internship in the area, but his pass looking for Vlahovic was cleared by Marcos Acuña (57).
The English winger, who was the most destabilizing man on his team in the second half, reappeared to release a shot from the front that forced Bono (63) to stretch.
Sevilla, who had monopolized the ball in the first part, began to be dominated by Juventus that control of the game was made, forcing the sevillistas to defend.
The Andalusian team sought to do damage with arrivals from the wings to put balls into the area in search of En-Nesiry, but He lacked precision for the last pass.
Juventus turned in the last minutes on the Sevilla goal, but ran into the good defensive order of the Andalusian team, until a corner came at the last minute of discount.
The referee allowed the corner kick to be taken and the ball ended up being headed by several players until Gatti managed to head inside Bono’s goal (90+7).
The goal was a disappointment for the sevillistas, who saw a victory they had in hand slip away in the last breath, and unleashed the joy of Juventus fans, who will face the challenge of the second leg with renewed spirits.
