Juventus 4-0 Empoli: Moise Kean, Weston McKennie, and a brace from Adrien Rabiot hand Juventus a crucial Serie A victory…easing pressure on under-fire manager Max Allegri
- Juventus stunned Empoli to record a much-needed 4-0 Serie A victory on Friday
- Moise Kean, Weston McKennie, and Adrien Rabiot all scored in the routine win
- Victory eases pressure on boss Max Allegri who has faced calls to be sacked
- Dominant win sees Juventus move up to seventh in the Serie A standings
Juventus made it two wins in three Serie A games on Friday night as Moise Kean, Weston McKennie, and a second-half brace from midfielder Adrien Rabiot handed Max Allegri’s side a much-needed 4-0 win over Empoli.
The hosts closed the gap on the league’s European places after an impressive performance at the Allianz Stadium that eases pressure on their under-fire manager.
Victory means Juventus have now won five games during their turbulent season that has seen the 36-times Italian league champions struggle to find consistency having previously dropped to mid-table.
Everton loanee Kean struck first inside the opening ten minutes as he used his much-missed strikers instinct to get on the end of Filip Kostić’s cross, scoring his first league goal in 20 Serie A appearances.
Empoli attempted to respond in the first-half with chances of their own but failed to force any significant chances that looked likely of pulling them level.
American McKennie doubled Juventus’ lead 15 minutes into the second-half with his bullet header from a corner leaving Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario helpless. Relief inside the Old Lady as Juventus found breathing space.
The dejected travellers enjoyed the Lions share of possession throughout the routine encounter between one of…
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