Overview
- Francisco Conceição scored on 44 minutes and Loïs Openda added a 70th-minute second before Tommaso Baldanzi replied for Roma in the 75th.
- Juventus’ opener flowed from a Kenan Yıldız run and Andrea Cambiaso backheel to Conceição, while Openda finished after Mile Svilar parried a Weston McKennie header.
- Juventus were without Teun Koopmeiners (suspended) plus injured Federico Gatti, Dušan Vlahović and Juan Cabal, but Gleison Bremer returned to start; Roma lacked Evan Ndicka and Neil El Aynaoui (AFCON) and injured Artem Dovbyk, with a makeshift back line including Jan Ziolkowski and Devyne Rensch.
- Conceição said Juventus “deserved the victory” and Bremer praised Luciano Spalletti’s demanding standards, as Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini admitted his team are “missing something” in big games but have strong foundations.
- Juve climbed to fifth on 29 points, one behind fourth-placed Roma on 30, with fixtures staggered by Supercoppa commitments; Openda’s strike was his first Serie A goal and Juventus next visit Pisa before Roma host Genoa.