Bremer did the scoring, Francisco Conceição did the setting up, and Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus side did enough to bank three points on matchday one. The center-back headed home from Conceição’s delivery in the 22nd minute at the Stadio Benito Stirpe, and Juventus never let Frosinone back into it, holding a 63% share of possession and limiting their hosts to an xG of just 0.45. A clean sheet, a winning start, three points on the board.
Key Moments
- 22′, Bremer opens the scoring, heading home from Francisco Conceição’s delivery to put Juventus in front. The defender’s run into the box caught Frosinone’s backline off guard.
- 43′, Romano Schmid picks up a yellow card for roughing, a booking that contributed to his substitution at the hour mark.
- 59′, Frosinone make a double change, bringing on Patrizio Masini for Schmid and Alessio Zerbin for Seydou Fini, looking to inject some energy into their attack.
- 67′, A second double substitution from Frosinone: Luis Hasa and Anthony Oyono enter as Massimiliano Alvini’s side push for an equalizer without creating anything convincing.
- 69′, Spalletti responds with three changes of his own, removing Zeki Çelik, Francisco Conceição, and Kenan Yıldız and introducing Andrea Cambiaso, Edon Zhegrova, and Jérémie Boga.
- 79′, Teun Koopmeiners comes on for Douglas Luiz as Juventus manage the final quarter-hour comfortably.
Tactical Breakdown
Juventus set up in a 4-2-3-1 that largely mirrored Frosinone’s shape, but the quality gap was obvious in the numbers. Spalletti’s side generated 20 shots to Frosinone’s 11, and 13 of those came from inside the box compared to seven for the hosts. The xG margin told the same story: Juventus at 1.99, Frosinone at 0.45. Manuel Locatelli and Douglas Luiz controlled the midfield tempo, with 480 passes completed at 84% accuracy against Frosinone’s 273 at 68%. Twelve corners to three reflected a side that spent most of the afternoon camped in the opposition half.
The goal itself came from a pattern Juventus will want to repeat: Francisco Conceição driving at the Frosinone defense before delivering a ball that Bremer met with authority. After the break, Spalletti used his substitutions to manage legs rather than chase a second goal, rotating Çelik, Conceição, and Yıldız off at the 69-minute mark with the result already comfortable. The triple change broke Juventus’s rhythm briefly, giving Frosinone their best period of the match, but Lorenzo Palmisani was not seriously tested at the other end.
Frosinone’s problem was simple: they had no way through. Randal Kolo Muani was anonymous in attack for Juventus, but Frosinone’s Antonio Raimondo was equally ineffective as the lone striker. The hosts had 15 fouls and managed only two shots on target all game, neither of which troubled Guglielmo Vicario. Massimiliano Alvini threw on four substitutes before the 70-minute mark, but the changes were reactive rather than a tactical pivot.
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Verdict
Juventus sit fourth with three points after matchday one, level with Inter, Napoli, and Lecce. It was not a spectacular performance, but it was an efficient one: Bremer’s header did the damage, Spalletti’s side controlled territory, and they kept a clean sheet without breaking sweat in the closing stages. Frosinone, meanwhile, start the season at the bottom of the table with no points and no goals scored.