On January 12th, Beijing time, the 20th round of Serie A featured the Turin derby, with Torino hosting Juventus. In the first half, Ildiz scored for Juventus to take the lead, but the Bianconeri conceded a goal in the final stages of the first half, with Fraticci scoring against Juventus. Neither team was able to change the score in the second half, ending in a 1-1 draw, with both coaches receiving red cards. Although Juventus has rarely lost this season, they have not won much either, and their performance has been unacceptable to fans. Juventus made a mistake by betting on Kupmenas and letting go of their midfield core for free, resulting in 12 draws in 19 rounds of Serie A.
In the 8th minute of the game, Juventus' young player Ildiz made a series of dribbles on the right flank, cutting inside from outside the penalty area to shoot and score, giving Juventus a great start. In the 21st minute, Gonzalez's goal was disallowed due to offside. In stoppage time of the first half, Torino player Fraticci responded with a long-range shot, unleashing a powerful world-class shot, and the two teams eventually drew.
The 19-year-old Ildiz has scored 6 goals and provided 4 assists this season, bringing some surprises to Juventus fans as the new number 10. On the other hand, Kupmenas, the Dutch international with a transfer fee of 54.7 million euros, has performed mediocrely since leaving Atalanta to join Juventus. In this match against Torino, Kupmenas wore the captain's armband, but received a post-match rating of 6.5, the lowest among Juventus players who appeared.
Kupmenas had only one shot in the game, which was saved because it was too straight. He had no successful dribbles, key passes, or interceptions, with two clearances and one successful tackle out of seven attempts, performing as if invisible. Kupmenas was very quiet in the game, not active enough in attack, and only symbolically defending. As a Juventus captain supported by Motta, he should not be like this. This season, Kupmenas has played 22 times for Juventus, starting 20 games, but has only scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists, which is far from enough compared to his high transfer fee.
Juventus did not renew the contract with their midfield general Rabiot, who transferred to Marseille and gradually became an important player for them. Marseille has won 6 and drawn 1 in their last 7 matches, with Rabiot starting every game and contributing 3 goals and 1 assist. He also scored twice against Italy in the Nations League. Marseille is currently ranked second in Ligue 1 (8th last season), only 4 points behind the top team Paris Saint-Germain, and the French team also topped their group in the Nations League ahead of Italy.
Marseille regards Rabiot as a treasure, while Juventus' midfield has dropped a level without him. This season, Juventus has 7 wins and 12 draws in Serie A, ranking fifth in the league (third last season), with too many draws. The new midfielders brought in by Juventus, Kupmenas, Luis, and Thuram, are not as good as Rabiot, and the cost of signing Kupmenas should have been enough to renew Rabiot's contract.