13 January 2019
Start as you mean to go on, as they say. Juve picked up from where they left off in their first match of 2019, defeating Bologna by two goals to nil to ease through to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, where they will face the winner of the match between Atalanta and Cagliari.Below are the match stats.
RECORD-BREAKING 12TH STRAIGHT QUARTER-FINAL APPEARANCE
Juventus have reached the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia in each of the last 12 editions of the competition. That’s the longest ongoing streak of any team.
IMPRESSIVE STATS AT THE DALL’ARA
Juventus are unbeaten in 18 visits to Bologna in all competitions, winning 13 and drawing the other five of those games. The Bianconeri have also kept 12 clean sheets during that time.Overall, Juve have won 43% of their away matches at Bologna. That’s their best record against any team that the Bianconeri have faced away from home at least 50 times (equal with Genoa).
KEAN’S BIG NIGHT
FEDERICO FINDS THE NET!
Federico Bernardeschi scored his eighth Juventus goal in all competitions against Bologna. It was his first goal since scoring against Frosinone in Serie A on September 2018.
CLEAN SHEET RECORD
Juventus equalled the record for the highest number of consecutive clean sheets in Coppa Italia history on Saturday night. The Bianconeri now have seven in a row, the same number managed by Torino in 1980 and Reggina in 1999.
100° presenza in Serie A per Wojciech Szczesny. Festeggiata come meglio non avrebbe potuto: parando un calcio di rigore decisivo.
