16 April 2020
There are 71 goals scored by Juventus in the 37 games played so far in the season, divided as follows: 50 in the league, 8 in the Italian Cup, 12 in the Champions League and one in the Italian Super Cup. The last one, to date, bears the signature of Paulo Dybala and was also one of his most beautiful stikes.
HOW JUVE SCORES
The first goal of the season was scored by captain Chiellini, which also lead to the first three points acquired this season. Another goal scored by the defence came from Danilo, who, after being on the field for only 29 seconds, scored against Napoli. They aren't the only defenders to score this season: Bonucci has found the back of the net four times, two for de Ligt (whose first goal came in his debut Derby della Mole fixture) and Demiral, who scored against Roma.
Juan Cuadrado, who is often deployed at right-back, has also scored two goals but ended up on the scorers' table on the occasions when he was employed in a more advanced position on the field. His first goal of the season, the one scored against Atletico Madrid at Wanda Metropolitano, is still on the list as one of the most spectacular goals he has ever scored. And then of course, there is Paulo Dybala: 13 goals in total (two with the right-foot), scored in many different ways. From inside the penalty area, from outside the area, on a set piece, whilst dribbling, on the volley, with power and precision...
Speaking of scoring goals with a left-foot Cristiano Ronaldo has four to his name. He is Juventus' top scorer with 25 goals. Obviously most of CR7's strikes were scored with his right-foot, but we cannot forget his headers, particularly the one against Sampdoria where he went flying in the sky. Finally, Ronaldo has never once failed even from the penalty spot, when necessary.
Then there are the goals that are a result of teamwork, and there are two notable goals that are the maximum expression of this... Both scored by Gonzalo Higuain: the one against Inter at San Siro, and the one in the Italian Cup against Udinese at Allianz Stadium. They were two spectacular movements, resulting in two splendid goals. As an assistman, Pipita also participated in Douglas Costa's extraordinary strike against Lokomotiv Moscow.
The goals scored by the midfielders have also had a certain weight to them: almost never banal. Aaron Ramsey has scored four, Miralem Pjanic three, Blaise Matuidi two and Rodrigo Bentancur one. The Welshman showed off his insertion skills (as well as Matuidi and Bentancur, clearly growing in this respect), while Pjanic took the stage with the perfect strikes from distance against SPAL, Brescia and Bologna.
