M. Pjanić has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by Alex Sandro.
It was Sandro who set up Pjanic after getting himself into a good position over on the left wing, but, once again, Udinese were so open at the back. They've defended awfully since the break.
GOAL! Pjanic has joined in the fun with a thumping strike from 25 yards out! The strike took a pretty wicked deflection, and it sent the Bosnian's effort looping over Bizzarri and into the back of the net to make it 6-2 to the reigning champions. What a performance!
89'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces S. Lichtsteiner.
Juventus have made a late change, with Lichtsteiner making way to be replaced by Federico Bernardeschi.
88'
Udinese look absolutely devastated after allowing Khedira to fire in his third goal of the game. They've been a man up for most of the evening but have really struggled to deal with Juventus' fantastic front line.
87'
S. Khedira has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by G. Higuaín.
That was really good play by Higuain, who hasn't been at his best tonight but has used his strength and power well when needed. He took two players out of play in the build-up before comfortably picking out Khedira in space.
GOAL! Khedira has wrapped up his hat-trick and the win for Juventus! Good play by Higuain in the middle of the pitch sets up Khedira to burst through the disjointed Udinese back line and into the penalty area, where he unleashes a thumping low strike that easily beats the outstretched limbs of Bizzarri.
85'
Costa dances his way into the right-hand side of the Udinese penalty area after space opens up for the Brazilian out wide. He can't get a shot away but spins and finds Pjanic, whose cross curls right onto the head of Stryger Larsen in the heart of the box.
83'
S. Fofana gets yellow.
Lopez goes close to pulling a goal back for Udinese! A low pass into the Juventus penalty area manages to pick out Bajic, who quickly knocks the ball back to Lopez. The Argentine then shoots, but his low effort is slightly mishit and bounces a yard or so wide of the near post.
Fofana clumsily clatters into Pjanic and stops Juventus from quickly counter-attacking, leaving the referee with no choice but to show him a yellow card.
82'
R. Bajić enters the game and replaces S. Perica.
The home side have made their third and final substitution of the evening, with Rijad Bajic coming on to take the place of Perica.
81'
De Paul gets himself into a great position deep down the right wing and quickly tries to cross, but he's caught by a late sliding challenge from Sandro and picks up a free-kick instead. It's swung into a dangerous area and causes problems for Buffon, who is just about able to punch the ball away under pressure.
79'
A. Barzagli enters the game and replaces J. Cuadrado.
Juventus have made their second alteration, and it's a defence-minded one, with Cuadrado making way for Andrea Barzagli.
77'
Stryger Larsen goes down inside the penalty area, but nothing is given! A beautiful, curling cross from Fofana sails over to the far post and looks set to find Stryger Larsen in a promising position, but the Dane goes down under a tackle from Sandro and immediately appeals for a penalty. The referee isn't at all interested, however, and doesn't even consult the VAR before letting play go on.
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75'
Higuain charges through a sea of black and white shirts as he heads towards the Udinese box. He then tries to tee up Khedira to get a shot away from inside the penalty area, but the Argentine's through-ball is slightly overhit and can only find the hands of Bizzarri.
73'
A looping cross in from the left flank manages to pick out Perica inside the Juventus penalty area, but the Croatian can't make decent contact with the ball and momentarily loses out. The ball eventually bounces back to Fofana, however, and the midfielder quickly unleashes a rocket of a strike from 25 yards out that sails high and wide of the goal.
72'
J. Stryger Larsen enters the game and replaces Ali Adnan.
Udinese have made another alteration as they try to find a way back into the game. This time it's Jens Stryger Larsen who comes on to replace Adnan.
70'
Costa does well to put Adnan under pressure deep down the left wing, forcing the Iraqi into knocking the ball behind for a Juventus corner. Costa isn't able to pick out a team-mate with his cross in from the set-piece, however, and it's easily dealt with by Perica.
69'
De Paul gets himself into a good position out wide and quickly tries to set up Lopez with a swinging cross in from the right flank, but it's overhit by the Argentine and sails straight into the hands of Buffon at the near post.
68'
Douglas Costa enters the game and replaces P. Dybala.
Meanwhile, Dybala has made way for Douglas Costa for Juventus.
67'
G. Pezzella enters the game and replaces Samir.
Udinese have made their first substitution of the game, with Giuseppe Pezzella coming on to replace Samir.
65'
Dybala thinks he's made it 5-2, but the linesman's flag is raised! Udinese are carved apart once again as Higuain bursts into the box and squares a pass over to Dybala, but as soon as the latter taps the ball into the back of an empty net, the linesman's flag is eventually raised for a slightly mistimed run by Higuain in the build-up.
64'
Udinese quickly win the ball back from the visitors and a looping cross is launched into the middle of the Juventus penalty area. Perica does well to latch onto the ball but can't make decent contact with it, resulting in his glancing header bouncing comfortably wide of its intended target.
63'
Cuadrado is dispossessed over on the right wing, allowing Udinese to counter-attack quickly. They're unable to do so, however, and the home fans react angrily to what they see as unnecessarily slow play from their side.
61'
J. Cuadrado gets yellow.
Higuain storms through the middle of the pitch on a great run after really good work from Cuadrado out wide, but the Colombian ends up cynically pushing Fofana to the ground off the ball and brings a promising Juventus attacking move to a disappointing end.
59'
S. Khedira has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by D. Rugani.
That was clever play from Rugani, who could have gone for goal himself but was clever in the way he set up Khedira to shoot instead. Once again, the hosts weren't good enough defensively and were made to pay.
GOAL! Juventus have scored again! Another free-kick causes all sorts of problems for Udinese, who are unable to deal with the danger. Rugani meets the ball once again but this time decides to knock it down to Khedira, who quickly shoots and finds the back of the net with a thumping volley.
58'
E. Hallfreðsson gets yellow.
Ouch! Hallfredsson becomes the latest player to receive a yellow card after catching Pjanic with a mistimed sliding challenge over on the left flank, resulting in yet another free-kick for the visitors out wide.
56'
No, they can't. Pjanic tries to catch out the home side with a quick cross towards the near post, but Adnan is able to get his head on the ball to send it behind for a corner before it can trouble Bizzarri.
55'
Danilo gets yellow.
Space opens up for Dybala after an attempted Udinese counter-attack fails to come to anything. The Argentine cuts inside and heads towards the edge of the box, where Danilo charges into the forward and gives away a free-kick just a yard or so outside of the penalty area. Can they make this count?
54'
Juventus have looked full of life since conceding soon after the break, and it's they who are putting Udinese under all sorts of pressure at the moment. The home side have been pushed deep into their own half of the pitch as they try to avoid falling even further behind.
52'
D. Rugani has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by P. Dybala.
That was a beautifully placed cross from Dybala, who perfectly picked out Rugani in front of goal. The defender was arguably at fault for Udinese's opening goal but made amends with that lovely header.
GOAL! Juventus are back in front once again! Dybala whips a beautiful cross into the middle of the Udinese box and right onto the head of Rugani, who rises high and easily gets the better of Bizzarri with a header that smashes off the inside of the post and into the back of the net.
51'
S. Perica gets yellow.
Ouch! Perica charges into Cuadrado and ends up sending the Colombian crashing to the ground over on the right flank, resulting in a free-kick for Juventus. The Croatian also receives a flailing arm in the face but is eventually shown a yellow card after needing to receive medical treatment for a few moments.
49'
Dybala is caught late by De Paul as he cuts inside from the left wing, leaving the referee with no choice but to award Juventus a free-kick. Pjanic steps up and curls a low cross into the penalty area, where it's well dealt with by Adnan before the ball can pick out a yellow shirt.
47'
Danilo has scored a goal for Udinese! Assist by R. De Paul.
De Paul's looping cross into the heart of the Juventus box was a good one but should have been dealt with by the visitors. They have started the second half in sloppy fashion and were far too flat there.
GOAL! Udinese have equalised! The home side immediately push forward down the right flank and win themselves a free-kick over on the right wing. It's whipped in by De Paul and finds Danilo, who somehow managed to take the entire Juventus back line by surprise and beat Buffon with a brilliant close-range header.
46'
We're underway once again!
45' +2
Another excellent stop by Buffon! This time it's a Hallfredsson cross that penentrates the middle of the visitors' box and picks out Lopez, who unleashes his first shot on goal today but can't get the better of Buffon from close range.
45' +1
Fantastic save by Buffon! For the second time today, a deep cross from the right wing manages to pick out Jankto in acres of space. The Czech midfielder is all alone and quickly shoots, but his low effort is brilliantly stopped by Buffon at the near post. That was world class from the veteran!
45'
The fourth official has indicated that there will be two minutes of added time.
44'
A deep cross in from Samir sails over everyone in the middle of the Juventus penalty area before finding De Paul. He brings the ball down well and then chips another cross back into the box, but the visitors do really well to deal with the danger.
43'
Poor strike by De Paul! Lovely play by Udinese just outside of the Juventus box ends with a strike from De Paul in a promising position, but the Argentine ends up unleashing a truly terrible effort on goal that somehow rolls harmlessly out of play for a throw-in.
41'
Perica drifts out to the left flank as he tries to latch onto a clever pass down the wing, but Rugani reads the danger well and manages to skip in front of the forward at the vital moment before winning the visitors a throw-in near to the corner flag.
39'
Hallfredsson does really well to win back possession for the hosts midway inside the Juventus half of the pitch. He then sets up Seko Fofana to break forward and play a quick one-two with Perica on the edge of the penalty area, but the Ivorian can't quite latch onto the ball to tee himself up to shoot.
37'
Udinese patiently try to make their way down the right wing once again as they attempt to carve out another good chance to equalise, but this time De Paul isn't able to get the better of Sandro and ends up knocking the ball out for a throw-in.
35'
Two great chances for Jakub Jankto! The Czech midfielder is left all alone over on the left-hand side of the Juventus box, allowing him to latch onto a wonderful cross from Rodrigo de Paul. He brings the ball down with his chest and quickly shoots, but Gianluigi Buffon saves the effort at the near post before the midfielder's follow-up is blasted over the crossbar.
34'
A poor attempted tackle from Adnan sends Sandro to the ground over on the left wing, resulting in a free-kick for the visitors in a promising position. Dybala steps up and finds Sandro with his curling cross towards the near post, but the Brazilian can't guide his header towards goal and instead sends the ball flying away from danger.
32'
Samir gets yellow.
A corner for the home side fails to result in a chance on goal and instead allows Juventus to counter-attack quickly. Lichtsteiner storms down the right wing on a wonderful run, but it's brought to a premature end by a hefty and mistimed sliding challenge from Samir.
30'
Samir makes a clever run into the left-hand side of the Juventus penalty area as he tries to latch onto a through-ball, but he isn't quite able to keep the ball in play and can't whip a low pass across the face of goal.
28'
Juventus do well to win back possession after the restart and try to push forward on another determined attacking move, but they're unable to find much joy inside the final third of the pitch and Udinese can easily hold on.
26'
M. Mandžukić gets yellow.
M. Mandžukić gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Ali Adnan gets yellow.
RED CARD! Juventus are down to 10 men! Mandzukic isn't at all happy with the booking and reacts angrily to the referee. The man in charge isn't having any of that, and he immediately shows the Croatian a second yellow. Blimey!
Mandzukic is also booked for his part in the unnecessary fracas.
Adnan isn't at all happy with Mandzukic, who went down clutching his leg claiming that the Iraqi had caught him from behind. There's a slight coming together between the two players, resulting in the defender receiving a yellow card for dissent.
25'
What a chance for Mandzukic to make it 3-1! Dybala drifts out to the right-hand side of the Udinese box and picks up the ball in a promising position. He then squares a lovely pass over to Mandzukic, who just about manages to meet the ball in front of goal but knocks it wide under pressure from Adnan.
24'
Maxi Lopez is caught by Daniele Rugani as he tries to muscle his way past the defender, resulting in a free-kick for Udinese in a promising position 30 yards away from goal. It's Hallfredsson who fires a dangerous cross into the Juventus penalty area, but Chiellini is just about able to deal with the danger.
22'
Higuain hits the post! Juventus immediately win back possession from the restart thanks to good play by Cuadrado out wide. The Colombian dispossesses Samir and then sets up Higuain, who spins on the edge of the box and quickly unleashes a low strike that smashes the far post.
20'
S. Khedira has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by J. Cuadrado.
Cuadrado did wonderfully well to pick out Khedira with his looping cross in from the right wing, but, once again, Udinese should have done much better defensively. They completely lost track off the German and allowed him to charge forward completely unopposed.
GOAL! Juventus are in front! Udinese just can't seem to deal with crosses into the box, as they look all over the place at the back. This time it's Cuadrado who fires a wonderful ball into the penalty area, where Khedira easily gets the better of his marker before beating Bizzarri with a wonderful header.
18'
Free header for Chiellini! Once again, Udinese are all over the place at the back and fail to deal with another corner. The set-piece sails into the heart of the box and finds Chiellini, who's all alone but can't hit the target with his downward header.
17'
This time Juventus decided to send the corner short and eventually work it over to Dybala, who shoots from the just outside of the penalty area and has his low strike deflected behind for another corner by Samir once again.
16'
Cuadrado sends a clever pass into the right-hand side of the Udinese box and towards Gonzalo Higuain, who tries to get a quick shot away but loses out to Samir and has to settle for another corner.
14'
Samir is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOAL! Juventus are back in the game! A curling corner is fired into the heart of the Udinese penalty area and should be easily dealt with by Samir, but, somehow, the defender ends up sending the ball past his own goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
12'
More good play by Cuadrado over on the right flank sets him up to cut inside and tee up Miralem Pjanic, who quickly shoots from 20 yards out but sends his first-time strike high over the top of the crossbar.
10'
What a chance for Mario Mandzukic to equalise! A great cross from Juan Cuadrado sails into the Udinese box and picks out Mandzukic at the far post. He looks set to beat Bizzarri with a close-range diving header, but Adnan sticks out a foot to deny the forward at the vital moment.
8'
S. Perica has scored a goal for Udinese!
GOAL! Udinese have taken the lead! Juventus clumsily lose possession on the halfway line, allowing the hosts to quickly counter-attack. Stipe Perica bursts into the penalty area and takes on Chiellini, who can't get anywhere near the dancing Croatian and allows the forward to fire in the first goal of the game with a lovely finish.
6'
Sandro initially looks to have got the better of Ali Adnan over on the left wing, but the Udinese full-back does well to quickly recover and deflect the ball behind for a corner. Paulo Dybala steps up and curls a cross towards the near post, where it's easily dealt with by the home side after being slightly underhit.
5'
Good, quick passing from Juventus deep inside the hosts' half of the pitch sets up Stephan Lichtsteiner to whip a cross into the middle of the penalty area. It looks set to find Sami Khedira but receives a deflection from Emil Hallfredsson, who nods the ball down into the hands of Albano Bizzarri.
3'
After an even start to the game from both sides, it's Juventus who try to push forward on the first attacking move of the afternoon. Giorgio Chiellini charges into the Udinese half of the pitch before attempting to set up Alex Sandro, but his pass down the left flank is poor and bounces out for a throw-in.
1'
We're off! Juventus get us underway, attacking from right to left.
Good afternoon and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s Serie A game between Udinese and Juventus at the Dacia Arena.
It’s strange to look at the Serie A table and not see Juventus sitting at the top of it, but a somewhat underwhelming start to the new season means the reigning champions currently lie six points behind leaders Napoli heading into today’s must-win game. They may not be in crisis quite yet, but another disappointing result this afternoon would certainly leave them in a very worrying position.
Anything less than a victory today would leave Juventus winless in three league games for only the second time since September 2015, and it’s a result that would harm their chances of winning their seventh consecutive title, even at this early stage of the campaign. The Bianconeri were handed their first home league defeat since August 2015 in their last outing, and it’s a loss that seems to have really dented their confidence.
Prior to Lazio, Udinese were the last team to beat Juventus in Serie A, and they desperately need a victory of their own today after suffering a difficult start to the season. Just two wins from eight games has left them equal on points with 18th-place Crotone in 14th, and a heavy defeat this afternoon could see them drop as low as 16th due to positive results for Sassuolo and Genoa earlier today.
Udinese looked to have turned a corner when they thrashed then-unbeaten Sampdoria 4-0 at the end of last month, but they were brought crashing back down to earth by Fiorentina in a frustrating 2-1 defeat in their last league outing. They’ve done well to score in every round so far, however, hinting at the potential problems they could cause Juventus if the home side aren’t at their best.
Unsurprisingly, Juventus have largely dominated this fixture in recent years, although Udinese have enjoyed a few decent results against the reigning champions. Last season saw them hold the Old Lady to a disappointing 1-1 draw on this very ground, while just two years ago they travelled to Turin and came away with a well-earned 1-0 victory to frustrate their opponents once again.
There’s just under 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up today…
Luigi Delneri has decided to make four changes to the Udinese side that started the defeat against Fiorentina, with Ali Adnan, Danilo, Emil Hallfredsson and Stipe Perica coming into the starting line-up to replace Silvan Widmer, Gabrielle Angella, Antonin Barak and Kevin Lasagna, respectively.
Meanwhile, Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has made five alterations to the team that featured in their last league outing, with Andrea Barzagli, Kwadwo Asamoah, Rodrigo Bentancur, Blaise Matuidi and Douglas Costa making way for Daniele Rugani, Alex Sandro, Miralem Pjanic, Juan Cuadrado and Paulo Dybala.
The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.
HALF-TIME: UDINESE 1-2 JUVENTUS
Well, that first half certainly was a lot of fun! Juventus got off to the worst possible start only to fight their way back into the game, and they then suffered a huge blow when Mandzukic was shown two needless yellow cards for dissent. Since then, it's mainly been Udinese who have enjoyed the best chances on goal, but the reigning champions are still managing to cause their opponents a few problems on the counter-attack.
The two teams are making their way back out on to the pitch ahead of the start of the second half. Neither side have made any substitutions during the half-time break.
FULL-TIME: UDINESE 2-6 JUVENTUS
It looked as if it was going to be a long evening for Juventus when Mandzukic was shown two yellow cards for dissent, but the Bianconeri were on top form throughout and come away with a well-deserved comprehensive victory under their belts. Udinese crumbled after conceding a third goal and were woeful defensively from then onwards, allowing Juventus to easily carve them apart every time they broke forward at speed.
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