Bremer earns Juventus 2-2 draw at Fiorentina but leaves them six points off Champions League places

Gleison Bremer's equaliser earned Juventus a point at the Stadio Artemio Franchi after they twice fell behind against Fiorentina. Spalletti's side now go into the international break outside the Champions League places, with their next home game brought forward by a day.

The point leaves Fiorentina 15th in the table on 9 points.

The hosts led after four minutes. Mateo Pellegrino scored, set up by Pedro Goncalves. Nick Woltemade levelled in the 32nd minute from a Randal Kolo Muani assist, and it was 1-1 at half-time.

Fiorentina went ahead again in the 54th minute. Guglielmo Vicario made the first save, but the Juventus defenders were too slow to clear. Alieu Njie forced in the rebound. Bremer then reached a Douglas Luiz corner in the six-yard box before David de Gea could get to it.

Juventus controlled the ball but Fiorentina shot more often

Juventus completed 384 accurate passes to Fiorentina’s 273. Fiorentina still attempted 22 shots to Juventus’s 18, and both sides had 6 on target. The expected goals figures, 2.46 for Juventus and 2.14 for Fiorentina, are consistent with a fairly even contest despite the visitors’ control of the ball.

The closing stages could have gone either way. Former Juventus defender Radu Drăgușin headed in from a corner in the 82nd minute. The goal was ruled out because he pushed Bremer with both hands. Near the end, Vicario saved twice in quick succession to protect the point. Juventus also claimed a penalty when the ball struck João Mário’s arm in the Fiorentina area, but none was given.

Referee Andrea Colombo booked three Juventus players. Juan Cabal was cautioned in the 13th minute and Bremer in the 22nd. Kolo Muani was booked for dissent in the 73rd. Christ Inao Oulaï was Fiorentina’s only booking.

Spalletti unhappy with his side’s lack of consistency

Juventus were without the injured Kenan Yildiz, Andrea Cambiaso, Nico González, Manuel Locatelli, Khéphren Thuram and Kamil Grabara. Weston McKennie and Zeki Çelik returned to the squad. Spalletti made three changes in the 57th minute, sending on Zhegrova for Woltemade, Alajbegovic for Boga and Celik for Cabal. Ekhator replaced McKennie in the 78th minute and Gatti came on for Lucumí in the 89th.

At his press conference at the Franchi, Spalletti said he was not happy because his team does not play at a steady enough level to aim for anything important. He did praise Kolo Muani, describing him as the player everyone wanted and one he can use as a centre-forward or out wide. Shown a replay of the João Mário incident, he dodged the question and asked, smiling, for a different one.

The draw ended a run of two wins, against AZ Alkmaar and Napoli. Woltemade and Pellegrino both received a rating of 8.2 from the data provider.

Next up for Juventus is Venezia, who sit 19th on 6 points. When fixture times were first set, that game was pencilled in for Monday 23 November at 20:45 Italian time.