Udinese 0-2 Juventus: Old Lady youngsters inspire return to winning ways

Juventus ensured they returned to winning ways in Serie A after Maduka Okoye’s own-goal and Nicolo Savona’s strike earned them a 2-0 win over Udinese.

After back-to-back draws against Inter and Parma along with their Champions League defeat to Stuttgart, Thiago Motta’s side put on a dominant display away from home.

Juventus took the lead in the 19th minute when Khephren Thuram’s effort struck the post, but fortuitously bounced off the back of Okoye and into his own net.

Savona then doubled the visitors’ advantage eight minutes before half-time, with the young Italian quickest to react to Kenan Yildiz’s shot that rebounded off the post.

Udinese did, however, improve after the break, and almost halved the deficit through Lorenzo Lucca, but his effort struck the crossbar in the 83rd minute.

Juventus remain unbeaten in their first 11 Serie A matches this term, the first time they have reached this stage of the season without defeat since the 2020-21 campaign.

FT | | Three more points secured!

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Data Debrief: The Young Lady?

Juventus maintained their impressive record against Udinese away from home, earning their third away win in a row without conceding a goal.

But they were helped by Savona, who is becoming a rising star at Juventus. The 21-year-old is the youngest Italian in the division to have scored at least twice this term.

Juventus are also the only team in Serie A this season to have more than one player born from 2003 onwards with two or more goals scored in the competition, in Savona (two goals, born in 2003) and Yildiz (two goals, 2005).