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Sep 24, 2019 at 8pm UK at Stadio Mario Rigamonti (Brescia)
Attendance: 18,500
Brescia
1-2
Juventus
FT(HT: 1-1)
Chancellor (40' og.), Pjanic (63')

Result: Juventus survive Brescia scare to move top of Serie A

Juve recovered from conceding Alfredo Donnarumma's early opener to move above Inter Milan in the table.

Juventus battled from a goal down to defeat Brescia 2-1 and move into top spot in Serie A.

Juve started the game two points behind Inter Milan and Wojciech Szczesny's early mistake allowed Alfredo Donnarumma to open the scoring in just the fourth minute.

But a Jhon Chancellor own goal five minutes before the break levelled matters and Miralem Pjanic scored what proved to be the winner in the 63rd minute.

Mario Balotelli made a belated debut for Brescia. The striker joined the newly-promoted club in the summer after being released by Marseille but had to serve a four-match ban picked up while playing for the French side.

There was no Cristiano Ronaldo for Juve, though, the Portuguese left out as a precaution because of a minor thigh issue.

Brescia made a dream start when Donnarumma's speculative shot from outside the box somehow found its way through Szczesny and into the back of the net.

Juventus immediately went in search of an equaliser but Adrien Rabiot shot over the bar, Aaron Ramsey headed off target and Sami Khedira also went close before Danilo was forced off through injury.

Szczesny went some way towards redeeming himself by pushing a Balotelli free-kick over the bar, and Juve found their leveller five minutes before the break.

It was a scrappy goal, with a corner taking a number of deflections before it eventually found its way into the net off Chancellor.

Paulo Dybala came close to putting Juve ahead on the hour mark but Jesse Joronen made a fine save.

There was nothing he could do three minutes later, though, when Pjanic picked up the ball after a free-kick had been blocked by the wall and fired a shot into the corner.

Balotelli had an immediate chance to level but could not find a way past Szczesny.

It was a good debut for the striker, who troubled Juve's back line on numerous occasions and had other glimpses of an equaliser but the visitors held on.

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4Lecce381614868472162
6Cittadella3815121148351357
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14Vicenza381115124853-548
15Pordenone CalcioPordenone381015134039145
16AscoliAscoli381111163748-1144
17Cosenza CalcioCosenza38617152947-1835
18Reggiana3897223157-2634
RPescara38711202960-3132
RVirtus EntellaVirtus Entella38411233064-3423

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