Winless Hellas Verona ended Juventus’ Drie-Match Winning Streak in the Serie A 2025-26 with a 1-1 draw on Saturday as a gift Orban’s Equalizer from the penalty spot in the 44th minute that the early strike of Francisco Okenoo has canceled.
Juventus, which pulled 4-4 on Tuesday with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, moved to 10 points of four games, while Verona has three points after the same number of games.
«Yes, the team was tired,» Juventus -coach Igor Tudor told reporters.
«This is a different kind of football and we missed energy. I have nothing to say. Even those who came up showed, but there was no freshness,» he added.
Two yellow cards in the first nine minutes set the tone for the game, because Verona’s Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro was booked for an error on Conukicao shortly before Juventus defender Federico Gatti was warned about pushing Domagoj Bradaric.
Orban almost brought the host ahead in the 11th minute when he intercepted Gatti’s back pass, but Juventus keeper Michele di Gregorio came out to block the shot of the Nigerian.
Juventus was inexorably in his pursuit of an early goal, because Concukicao could not score from the pass of Kenan Yildiz and Joao Mario Wijd on the way of the cross of Andrea Cambiasso.
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Concuyo, who made his first appearance since he had sustained a muscle injury earlier this month, broke through in the 19th minute when he picked up the pass of Khephren Thuram and was cut from the right, dribbled past two Verona players before he ended with his left foot of the edge of the box.
Verona, however, remained calm and almost gave an equalizer near the half hour when Suat Serdar tried to find it just from 20 meters, but his shot was blocked.
The host finally immediately made it a handball from Mario to get a penalty. Di Gregorio got his hand on Orban’s Spot Kick, but the bent ball still went inside.
Juventus sought an immediate response early in the second half, but Verona keeper Lorenzo Montipo kept Dusan Vlahovic’s shot outside of Mario’s throw-in in the 51st minute.
The host thought it had taken the lead when Serdar found the net with a header in the 67th minute, but a variety re -rule him.
Verona remained dangerous, where Orban barely missed the target of Rafik Belsghali’s pass in the 73rd minute and Di Gregorio Martin Frese denied with a diving saving shortly thereafter, while the visitors held up to secure the draw.
«We knew that Verona is strong at home, we have lost a few too many balls that can be explained by the fact that we play every three days,» said Conkeicao.
«Big teams have many games to play and we have to go back immediately because Juventus has to win every game,» he added.
Juventus is organizing Atalanta next Saturday, a day before Verona continues his league campaign in AS Roma.
Published on September 21, 2025
