TURIN, Italy :Juventus opened their Serie A campaign with a 2-0 home win over Parma on Sunday, sealed by debutant Jonathan David’s opener and a late tap-in from Dusan Vlahovic.
After a largely uneventful first half, Parma came out sharper after the break and nearly struck within minutes. Mateo Pellegrino broke through only to be denied by a superb last-ditch block from Gleison Bremer that kept Juve level.
The scare seemed to jolt the hosts into life and they soon piled on the pressure. In the 59th minute, Kenan Yildiz burst free down the flank and whipped in a pinpoint pass to David, who stole a step on his marker and coolly finished with the outside of his boot to put Juve ahead.
Andrea Cambiaso was sent off after a tussle with Mathias Fjortoft Lovik in the 83rd minute ended with the Italian seemingly striking Parma’s Norwegian defender.
A minute later, Juve capitalised with a swift counter as Yildiz drove into the box and squared for substitute Vlahovic, who tapped in to seal the match.
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