Juventus ran out 5-0 winners against NEC Nijmegen in the Liga Europa, scoring three times before half-time and adding two more late in the second half.
Match Summary
The home side needed only nine minutes to settle the tone. Nicolás Iván Gonzalez put Juventus in front, Kamil Grabara with the assist, and the visitors never recovered that early ground. Kerim Alajbegovic doubled the lead in the 24th minute after Weston McKennie found him, and the half still had more in it. Nick Woltemade converted a penalty in the 35th minute to make it three, leaving NEC Nijmegen with a steep task after the break.
The restart brought cautions rather than a fightback. Jamiro Monteiro was booked in the 52nd minute and Douglas Luiz Soares followed a minute later, but the score stayed put until the closing stages. Zeki Çelik scored in the 75th minute from a Randal Kolo Muani assist, and Kolo Muani finished the night himself in the 82nd minute, Jhon Lucumi the provider. Juventus closed out a result that had been in their hands since the first half.
