Predicting the Stars, Breakouts and Disappointments at Juventus in 2016/17

For the rest of Serie A, events at Juventus Stadium last Saturday evening were all too predictable. The Bianconeri never looked at their best against Fiorentina yet emerged 2-1 victors thanks to Gonzalo Higuain’s second-half goal, his first for the Turin giants after a summer move from Napoli.

It was exactly the kind of match-winning strike that the Argentina international has become known for during his three years on the peninsula, while Juve merely continued a domestic undefeated streak which stretches back to October 31, 2015.

There is little doubt that the Old Lady owed those three points against La Viola to Higuain’s deadly finishing.

A message for Gonzalo Higuain’s critics, from the man himself