Juventus held 1-1 by Verona as Vlahovic ends goal drought

Dusan Vlahovic came off the bench for his first goal of 2026 to rescue a point for Juventus against relegated Verona, but it’s a missed opportunity to go third.

Read Football Italia Ad-Free and get access to Exclusive News and Content – Free Trial – Click Here The Bianconeri hoped to make the most of Como, Napoli and Milan dropping points, with Kenan Yildiz back in the starting XI after two games as a substitute and Dusan Vlahovic ready for the bench, leaving only Arek Milik and Juan Cabal out of action. A victory here would’ve put the Old Lady in joint third with Milan. Hellas were already doomed to relegation this weekend, with Nicolas Valentini suspended, Gift Orban frozen out for an altercation with a fan, and Armel Bella-Kotchap, Cheikh Niasse, Daniel Oyegoke, Suat Serdar and Daniel Mosquera injured.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

TURIN, ITALY – MAY 03: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus FC is challenged by Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro of Hellas Verona FC during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Hellas Verona FC at Allianz Stadium on May 3, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Francisco Conceicao tested Lorenzo Montipò at the near post, then the Kenan Yildiz pull-back for Jonathan David was intercepted, and Andrias Edmundsson threw himself in the path of the David angled drive.

A corner was not cleared very far, so the Pierre Kalulu cross back in was flicked onto the crossbar off Gleison Bremer’s head on 26 minutes.

Manuel Locatelli saw his strike deflected just wide, then the midfielder was perhaps harshly booked for simulation when going down in a coming together with Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.

TURIN, ITALY – MAY 03: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus FC in action against Kieron Tom Bowie of Hellas Verona FC during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Hellas Verona FC at Allianz Stadium on May 3, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Moments later, Verona took the surprise lead when Bremer was caught napping passing out from the back, intercepted by Domagoj Bradaric and rolled across from the left for Kieron Bowie to sweep in. It was all the more remarkable considering Juve had kept four consecutive clean sheets before that gift.

The Scotland international nearly got another when deflected over by Lloyd Kelly, while Edmundsson made another decisive block on Andrea Cambiaso.

Dusan Vlahovic was thrown on for Khephren Thuram after the restart and Juve moved to 4-4-2. A couple of crosses were a little too high for the Serbian, but he got them on level terms and ended his 180-day goal drought by bending a free kick around the Verona wall and into the near bottom corner. Remarkably, it was also the first direct free kick scored by Juventus in Serie A this season.

Akpa Akpro risked an own goal intercepting the Conceicao pull-back to turn over from four yards, but Montipò made two extraordinary reaction saves in the space of a minute, both to deny Conceicao from point-blank range at the back post.

Conceicao also drilled wide from the edge of the area, while Jeremie Boga couldn’t surprise Montipò at the far stick on an Edon Zhegrova cross.

TURIN, ITALY – MAY 03: Bremer of Juventus FC is challenged by Kieron Tom Bowie of Hellas Verona FC during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Hellas Verona FC at Allianz Stadium on May 3, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Boga saw his curler intercepted by a Hellas chest in the six-yard box, but Edon Zhegrova was unlucky in stoppages when his angled drive thumped the base of the near post and hit the goalkeeper on the back, but ricocheted back out.

It means both Juve’s games against Verona ended 1-1 this season, dropping four points overall in these fixtures.

Juventus 1-1 Verona Bowie 34 (V), Vlahovic 62 (J)

03-05-2026 17:00

MatchDay 35

Juventus Stadium (Allianz Stadium)

Juventus

Verona

Live 1 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

5'

Roberto Gagliardini

31'

Martin Frese

Manuel Locatelli

33'

34'

Kieron Bowie (Assist: Domagoj Bradaric)

2nd half

Dusan Vlahovic

62'

63'

Antoine Bernede

Juventus

Verona

Starting lineups

16

Michele Di Gregorio Goalkeeper

27

Andrea Cambiaso Defender

75'

3

Bremer Defender

6

Lloyd Kelly Defender

80'

15

Pierre Kalulu Defender

19

Khéphren Thuram Midfielder

46'

5

Manuel Locatelli Midfielder

22

Weston McKennie Midfielder

7

Francisco Conceição Attacker

80'

30

Jonathan David Attacker

69'

10

Kenan Yıldız Attacker

1

Lorenzo Montipò Goalkeeper

5

Andrias Edmundsson Defender

12

Domagoj Bradaric Defender

71'

3

Martin Frese Defender

7

Rafik Belghali Defender

15

Victor Nelsson Defender

24

Antoine Bernede Midfielder

80'

11

Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Midfielder

63

Roberto Gagliardini Midfielder

18

Kieron Bowie Attacker

10

Tomas Suslov Attacker

71'

Substitutes

23

Carlo Pinsoglio Goalkeeper

1

Mattia Perin Goalkeeper

4

Federico Gatti Defender

20

Loïs Openda Attacker

18

Filip Kostic Midfielder

2

Emil Holm Defender

17

Vasilije Adžić Midfielder

9

Dusan Vlahovic Attacker

46'

21

Fabio Miretti Midfielder

69'

13

Jeremie Boga Attacker

75'

8

Teun Koopmeiners Midfielder

80'

11

Edon Zhegrova Attacker

80'

34

Simone Perilli Goalkeeper

14

Pol Lirola Defender

94

Giacomo Toniolo Goalkeeper

9

Amin Sarr Attacker

70

Fallou Cham Defender

90

Ioan Vermesan Attacker

41

Isaac Attacker

4

Sandi Lovric Midfielder

71'

19

Tobias Slotsager Defender

71'

21

Abdou Harroui Midfielder

80'