Mateju makes another vital interception at the back for the visitors, cutting out Dybala's throughball for Matuidi in the box.
90'
S. Skrabb enters the game and replaces J. Zmrhal.
A late change for the visitors as Skrabb replaces Zmrhal.
86'
There has been no shortage of effort from the visitors in the contest. If they had kept 11 men on the pitch, who knows if they could have earned a positive result?
84'
Danilo beats one challenge down the right flank and sends a teasing low cross into the middle. Chancellor is well placed at the near post to clear the danger.
81'
DISALLOWED GOAL! Dybala bends a free-kick into the box from the left flank and Higuain rises to head the ball home at the back post with a cushioned header. However, his celebrations are short-lived as the flag is up for offside.
80'
E. Ndoj enters the game and replaces B. Bjarnason.
Ndoj comes on for the visitors to replace Bjarnason in the middle of the park.
78'
G. Chiellini enters the game and replaces L. Bonucci.
Chiellini makes his long-awaited return from a knee injury to replace Bonucci in the Juve backline.
76'
Dybala surges down the left flank into space and he cuts the ball back for Dybala. He sees his strike blocked by Martella, but also works an opening off the ground swinging his leg at the ball. However, Andrenacci is alert and makes the stop.
75'
J. Cuadrado has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by B. Matuidi.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! CUADRADO MAKES IT TWO!!!! 2-0 JUVE! Relief for the home side as Cuadrado notches their second goal of the afternoon. Cuadrado runs at the Brescia defence down the left flank and plays a one-two with Matuidi in the box. The Frenchman releases his team-mate with a neat flick. Cuadrado takes it in stride and dispatches a low strike past Andrenacci into the bottom-left corner.
Matuidi releases Cuadrado with a sublime backheel to allow the winger to notch Juve's second goal.
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73'
B. Matuidi enters the game and replaces M. Pjanić.
Pjanic pulls a muscle as he diverts the ball to Bjarnason. He has to make way for Matuidi.
69'
Pjanic looks for the run of Higuain over the top, but the ball skips off the surface and lands safely in the grasp of Andrenacci.
66'
M. Pjanić enters the game and replaces A. Ramsey.
Ramsey is withdrawn by the home side and is replaced by Pjanic.
64'
R. Bentancur gets yellow.
Bentancur goes into the book for a foul on Bjarnason.
63'
Higuain and Dybala combine with a neat one-two on the edge of the box, which sees the latter draw a foul from Dessena. Juve have a good opportunity to threaten from the free-kick.
61'
Chancellor makes a vital interception on the edge of the box to deny Cuadrado as he tries to latch on to Dybala's incisive pass.
59'
Mateju is the man on the spot again for Brescia to divert Danilo's cross away from Rabiot. However, Alex Sandro latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the box, only to blast his effort well wide of the target.
57'
Cuadrado attempts to latch on to Alex Sandro's throughball, but Mateju defends well in the right inside channel and wins a free-kick for the visitors.
55'
Higuain tries to turn on the edge of the box, but he sees his low drive repelled by Chancellor. Dybala gathers the loose ball, but places his effort straight at Andrenacci.
52'
Juve are throwing men forward at the start of the second half in an attempt to notch the second goal.
51'
Alex Sandro carves out space to strike at goal from 25 yards, only to pull his effort well wide of the target.
48'
Ramsey sends a teasing low cross into the box towards Higuain at the back post, but Sabelli reacts well to clear the danger.
46'
We're back underway at Allianz Stadium.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-0 BRESCIA
45' +2
Cuadrado surges down the right flank and gets the better of Zmrhal. He blasts a low ball towards the near post, but Andrenacci and Mateju do enough to turn it behind for a corner.
45'
There will be four minutes of added time.
43'
G. Higuaín gets yellow.
Higuain goes into the book for a challenge on Martella.
38'
P. Dybala has scored a goal for Juventus!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! DYBALA PUTS JUVE AHEAD!!!!! 1-0!!! The Argentine curls a sublime strike home from a free-kick on the edge of the box, leaving Andrenacci rooted to the spot. He lines up the shot on his left foot and bends his effort over the wall to leave Andrenacci unsighted, and the Brescia keeper can only watch it travel into the top-left corner. A super effort.
37'
F. Ayé gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Aye blocks off the run of Ramsey on the edge of the box from Higuain's cutback. The forward receives his second yellow card and then his marching orders from the referee.
35'
Brescia work the ball well in the final third and it allows Martella space to deliver a cross from the left flank. Bjarnason meets the ball and guides a header towards the target, but it's straight at Szczesny.
33'
F. Ayé gets yellow.
Aye catches Danilo late and goes into the book.
29'
Alex Sandro releases Rabiot down the left flank, but Sabelli tracks him all the way and wins a goal-kick off the legs of the Juve midfielder.
26'
Ramsey looks for Higuain in the box with a delivery from the right flank, but he overhits his cross and it sails comfortably out for a goal-kick. The home fans are not happy with the standard of the performance thus far from the Bianconeri.
25'
Juve endure a couple of close calls at the back as Bonucci blasts his clearance straight off Rugani. Dessena then applies pressure to Bentancur on the edge of the box. His offload towards Alex Sandro is almost intercepted by Zmrhal in the area, but instead goes out for a goal-kick.
22'
Alex Sandro sends a threatening delivery into the Brescia box that bounces awkwardly off Martella before Chancellor guides it back to Andrenacci.
19'
L. Bonucci gets yellow.
Bonucci is booked for his challenge on Aye.
Aye latches on to a flick over the top by Balotelli and takes a good first touch to break away from Bonucci, who has to bring down the forward to stop his run on the edge of the box.
17'
BLOCK! Dybala turns and runs with menace towards the edge of the box. The Argentine pulls the trigger on a left-footed effort that is blocked by Sabelli.
15'
Higuain finds space on the right flank, but Chancellor moves across with the Argentine and stops his progress, although he concedes a corner in the process.
14'
Juve work the ball intricately on the edge of the box, but they fail to find an opening for a strike. Ramsey rolls a pass forward for Danilo in the right inside channel, but he moves too soon and is caught offside.
12'
Andrenacci sends a nervous clearance from his goal-kick down field. Cuadrado robs Martella of possession and surges forward. He cuts the ball back across the face of goal where Chancellor has to clear behind on the slide.
11'
Dybala swings a cross into the box from deep and Rugani rises to head at goal, but he can only glance his effort well over the bar.
10'
L. Andrenacci enters the game and replaces E. Alfonso.
Alfonso cannot continue after his knock to the head and is replaced by Andrenacci.
8'
Bentancur sends a dangerous low ball across the face of goal. It's a pinpoint delivery, forcing Alfonso to push the ball away from danger.
4'
BLOCK! Danilo raids down the right flank and fires a low ball into the middle. Ramsey collects in the right inside channel to fire at goal, but he sees his effort blocked by the legs of Chancellor.
3'
Zmrhal tries to turn the ball around the corner towards Balotelli, but Rugani reads the danger and makes the interception.
1'
We're underway at Allianz Stadium.
Juve win two early corners down the left flank, but both deliveries from Dybala are repelled by the Brescia defence.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Juventus and Brescia at Allianz Stadium.
By their high standards Juve have been struggling of late, failing to win three out of their last four matches in all competitions. They've lost two out of their last three games in Serie A after being defeated by Napoli and Hellas Verona. It has allowed Inter to snatch top spot away from Maurizio Sarri's men, although only on goal difference. A victory today would take the Bianconeri back to the summit to put the pressure back on their rivals in the title race.
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Daniele Rugani, Leonardo Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Aaron Ramsey, Rodrigo Bentancur, Adrien Rabiot; Juan Cuadrado, Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala.
JUVENTUS SUBS: Mattia de Sciglio, Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs de Ligt, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi, Carlo Pinsoglio, Marco Olivieri, Wesley, Gianluigi Buffon.
BRESCIA (4-3-1-2): Enrico Alfonso; Stefano Sabelli, Ales Mateju, Jhon Chancellor, Bruno Martella; Dimitri Bisoli, Birkir Bjarnason, Daniele Dessena; Jaromir Zmrhal; Mario Balotelli; Florian Aye.
BRESCIA SUBS: Emanuele Ndoj, Nikolas Spalek, Alfredo Donnarumma, Lorenzo Andrenacci, Massimiliano Mangraviti, Simon Skrabb, Mattia Vivani, Alessandro Semprini.
Brescia are staring relegation directly in the face sitting in 19th place in the table, seven points adrift of safety. The club have failed to win in their last eight matches, including their frustrating 1-1 draw against Udinese last week. Dimitri Bisoli put Diego Lopez's men ahead late in the contest, only to be denied a vital win by a stoppage-time strike from Rodrigo de Paul. Time is running out for Brescia and they need results, although recording a victory today will take a flawless effort.
Brescia were playing well before Aye was sent off. They were frustrating the home side, while benefiting from some poor finishing in the final third. However, being reduced to 10 men will make their task of earning a positive result extremely difficult in the second half.
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
Juventus are next in action against SPAL on the road next Saturday, while Brescia are at home against Napoli on Friday.
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