Yildizs brace delivers Spallettis debut home triumph at Juventus

Kenan Yildiz delivered Luciano Spallettis initial home victory in charge of Juventus via an essential brace during Saturdays 2-1 Serie A triumph over Cagliari.

The Turkish attacker Yildiz rescued Juventus blushes by netting the decisive strike in added time before the interval with a characteristically elegant effort following a surge into the Cagliari box.

This represented Yildizs fifth goal this term for Juventus and followed his equalising deflection in the 27th minute mere moments after Sebastiano Espositos surprise opener for Cagliari.

Juventus occupy seventh position with 23 points trailing leaders Roma by four ahead of their Sunday evening encounter with third placed Napoli all due to Yildizs outstanding performance.

The 20 year old entered as a substitute to propel Juventus to a 3-2 success against Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday evening marking the "Old Lady" of Italian footballs opening Champions League win this campaign.

Juventus saw Dusan Vlahovic depart with what appeared a thigh problem in the opening half a setback for Spalletti who has installed the Serbian as his preferred central striker to rally the Turin powerhouse post Igor Tudors dismissal.

AC Milan in second and tied on 25 points with Napoli could seize temporary control of Italys premier division later by overcoming Lazio at the San Siro.