Spalletti's second-half substitutions helped Juventus break through Parma's defence

After a narrow victory over Serie A newcomer Frosinone in the opening round, Juventus looked to build on their success. Parma tried to prevent the Turinese from pleasing the home stands. The old lady completely dominated her opponent by all criteria, but the ball stubbornly did not want to go into the goal of the crusaders, which was desperately defended by the goalkeeper. In the middle of the second 45 minutes, the helmsman of the Zebras, Luciano Spalletti, decided to freshen up the game. Under the whistle of the stands, the Canadian striker David left the field, and in his place came the silver medalist of the 2026 World Cup as part of the Argentine national team, Nicolas Gonzalez. This casting turned out to be a key decision in the match, because in a few minutes the 28-year-old forward opened the scoring. Nicholas dared to shoot from a long distance: the ball hit the post, but bounced to the attacker's feet. On the second attempt, after a ricochet off the defender's leg, Gonzalez put the ball into the net. Almost instantly, the guests could restore parity. 23-year-old Argentinean Jose Romero, who also came off the bench, headed dangerously, but Turin's summer rookie Guglielmo Vicario parried the shot. In the final minutes, the hosts removed the question about the winner. The yellow-and-blue defender lingered near his own penalty area, Gonzalez took the ball away from Konate, and Locatelli passed to Koepmeiners, after which the Dutch midfielder shot with no chance for the goalkeeper. As a result, Juventus beat Parma without problems and share the first place with Milan, with whom they will meet on September 6. Parma, which still does not know the taste of victories in the new season, fell to the 17th position. On September 1, a cup duel against Cremonese awaits her. Juventus — Parma 2:0 Goals: Gonzalez, 63, Kopmainers, 88 Juventus: Vicario - Kalulu, Lukumi (Cambiazo, 76), Bremer, Celik - Locatelli, Luis - Conceisan (Kelly, 76), David (Gonzalez, 57), Boga (Alaibegovic, 57) - Kolo Muani Parma: Corvi - Delprato, Drobnych, Troilo, Valeri - Ordoñez (Cremaski, 62), Keita, Bernabe (Conate, 80) - Britschgi (Almqvist, 84), Toure (Elfege, 80), Lontani Warning: Lukumi, Locatelli — Delprato, Troilo, Conate