Juventus-Cremonese 0-1 | Friendly match report from the JTC

Juventus' friendly against Cremonese at the Juventus Training Center ended in a 1-0 defeat, with Bonazzoli's 12th-minute goal proving decisive. The Bianconeri increased the pressure in the second half and went close to an equaliser on several occasions late on, also hitting the post through Durmisi.

Juventus looked to take control of possession from the opening minutes, with Cambiaso operating in a central position in front of the defence. The first promising move came in the seventh minute when Kolo Muani found Kelly on the left. His ball into the box was intercepted by Pezzella, who got there ahead of everyone and conceded a corner.

Cremonese, however, took the lead in the 12th minute. Pezzella won the ball back on the edge of his own penalty area and launched the visitors' counter-attack. Elia found Licina, who played Bonazzoli through, and the forward made no mistake in front of Pinsoglio to make it 1-0.

A minute later, Pinsoglio was called into action twice in quick succession, producing two excellent saves to deny first Elia and then Barbieri and prevent Cremonese from immediately doubling their advantage.

Juve looked to push higher up the pitch and created their best opportunity of the first half in the 27th minute. Amaradio received the ball and fired a right-footed effort across goal, beating Agazzi but sending his diagonal strike narrowly wide.

In the 34th minute, Kolo Muani was picked out by Cambiaso and took on Luperto before going to ground following contact with the Cremonese defender, but the referee waved play on. Cremonese remained compact in the closing stages of the half, limiting the Bianconeri's space and going into the break with a one-goal advantage.

Spalletti rotated his options extensively during the second half, giving several Juventus Next Gen players minutes on the pitch. The Bianconeri looked to increase the tempo and pressure, while Cremonese sought to manage their advantage through prolonged spells of possession.

In the 59th minute, Kolo Muani went to ground again inside the Cremonese penalty area following another challenge, but once more the referee allowed play to continue. Shortly afterwards, Makiobo picked out the Frenchman with an excellent long pass. Kolo Muani crossed towards Amaradio, but the Cremonese defence recovered with a perfectly timed intervention.

As the minutes passed, Juve began to spend more time in the opposition half. In the 72nd minute, Herzuah burst forward and got a shot away without finding the target, while four minutes later Radu comfortably dealt with Vandeputte's deflected right-footed effort.

Juventus continued to search for an equaliser and, in the 79th minute, Marchisio looked for Guerra from a free-kick, only for Fulignati to race off his line and get there first.

The Bianconeri's best opportunities came in the closing stages. In the 86th minute, Corigliano put the finishing touch to a fine Juventus move before Durmisi's deflected cross-shot struck the outside of the post to Fulignati's left.

Three minutes later, Juve went desperately close to making it 1-1. Ripani collected the ball on the edge of the penalty area and unleashed a powerful left-footed strike that flew narrowly wide.

The Bianconeri kept pushing in stoppage time. In the 91st minute, Montero switched play to the left, with Herzuah forced to turn the ball behind for a corner. A minute later, Guerra won a dangerous free-kick, with Barros shown the first yellow card of the match for the foul. Marchisio stepped up in the 93rd minute and went directly for goal with his right foot, but Fulignati dived across to keep out the effort heading towards the far post.

It proved to be the final opportunity of the match. At the final whistle, Cremonese secured a 1-0 victory at the Juventus Training Center, with Bonazzoli's 12th-minute goal from Licina's assist deciding the contest.