Fiorentina were by far the better team in their Serie A clash with hated rivals Juventus on Saturday evening – even though it was the Turin club that entered this season with the ambitions of winning the Scudetto.Apart from the early opening goal from recent signing Arkadiusz Milik, there was nothing on show that would make the Bianconeri fans believe their coach Massimiliano Allegri’s optimistic comments.In the days leading up to the match at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Allegri would not have settled for a draw, but they should be more than happy with the point they’ve got today after being pinned down by the inspired boys in purple kits.Ivorian forward Christian Kouame made it 1-1 and Serbian enigma Luka Jovic had a chance to turn the match on its head from the penalty spot. But he was denied by stand-in goalkeeper Mattia Perin, who managed to push the ball onto the post and survive.0 – Juventus have not even made a shot in the second half: for the Bianconeri this is the fifth time since 2004/05 in Serie A, since the data is available – on three occasions it happened against Fiorentina. Blocked.#FiorentinaJuve pic.twitter.com/D0IRY4zMKj— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) September 3, 2022 It was Perin who made a string of notable saves in the second half to keep Juventus in the game, but that’s the best it’s got for the black and whites. With their star striker Dusan Vlahovic remained on the sidelines and didn’t get the opportunity to see how Fiorentina fans feel about him. Our guess is that they still hate his guts because he left Florence to sign for Juventus.Juve’s tactician picked his team with the upcoming Champions League trip to Parc des Princes coming up, but this was still not good enough. Many Juve fans are calling for his head, citing his largely boring and cautious style of football as unforgivable. There were times when it was enough to grind out results and keep the public satisfied. But this year it’s looking desperately poor.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 5SaturdayFiorentina – Juventus 1-1 (1-1)/Kouame 29 – Milik 9/19.00: (2.80) Milan (3.35) Inter (2.75)21.45: (3.00) Lazio (3.40) Napoli (2.55)Sunday 13.30: (3.25) Cremonese (3.40) Sassuolo (2.40)16.00: (3.05) Spezia (3.35) Bologna (2.55)19.00: (2.14) Verona (3.50) Sampdoria (3.80)21.45: (4.20) Udinese (3.60) Roma (1.99)Monday 19.30: (6.25) Monza (4.30) Atalanta (1.61)19.30: (2.40) Salernitana (3.35) Empoli (3.30)21.45: (1.84) Torino (3.70) Lecce (5.00)***odds are subject to change
