Juventus: 3 takeaways from a 2-1 win over Udinese

But most of Juventus’ other attackers were terrible

Serious questions need to be asked of the other offensive players on Juventus. Even before Ronaldo’s goals, we saw the No. 7 dropping deep and working hard on the dribble to try and make something happen.

Meanwhile, the only person who seemed to be helping him was Colombian right midfielder Juan Cuadrado, who led the team with four key passes and four fouls drawn, per WhoScored.com. And it is getting tiresome to see Ronaldo, Cuadrado, and Federico Chiesa (unavailable in this game) carrying the team’s attack.

Paulo Dybala is still not fully fit, but you’d think he could offer a little bit more than absolutely nothing against Udinese, right?

And don’t even get me started on Federico Bernardeschi. He looked more likely to trip over his own feet than create even a half-chance for his teammates. As usual, Bernardeschi is a disservice to the attack and is competent only at carrying the ball.

The starting midfielders did not aid the attack either. You’d expect that much from Rodrigo Bentancur at this stage, unfortunately, but it was disappointing to see the promising Weston McKennie also fail to make an impact. Thank goodness for Rabiot’s cross off the bench.

Juventus have a world-class forward in Ronaldo and a burgeoning attacking talent in Chiesa. Outside of those two, there’s not much to love if Dybala isn’t at 100 percent.