Juventus are missing Alvaro Morata more than ever, as the Spaniard scored a hat-trick to give Atletico Madrid a 4-0 victory in their rescheduled pre-season friendly, raising serious alarm bells for Max Allegri.
The game was originally meant to be played in Tel Aviv, but moved to the Continassa training centre in Turin following unrest in Israel.
Moise Kean was left in the stands due to disciplinary reasons, having turned up late, with Paul Pogba, Federico Chiesa, Luca Pellegrini and Weston McKennie injured.
It took just 10 minutes for Morata to make his mark against the club that is still negotiating to bring him back for a third stint, beating Wojciech Szczesny one-on-one when sent through by Joao Felix.
Szczesny kept the scoreline down with saves on Koke from close range and a Joao Felix penalty, awarded for Alex Sandro’s comical handball.
However, Morata made it 2-0 before the break by shaking off Leonardo Bonucci and dummying Gleison Bremer.
Lemar thought at first he would be credited with the third goal on the hour mark, but Morata got a slight touch with his head to the free kick to put Mattia Perin off.
Adrien Rabiot’s game didn’t last long, as he went off after a clash of heads with teammate Bremer. The second half was certainly an improvement, but largely because Atleti sat on their lead and allowed Juve sterile possession.
In fact, Matheus Cunha added a fourth late on when Kondogbia’s wayward attempted shot turned into an accidental assist for him at the back post.
Juventus 0-4 Atletico Madrid
Morata 10, 43, 61 (A), Cunha 91 (A)
Saved penalty: Joao Felix 41 (A)
Juventus: Szczesny (Perin 46); Danilo (Rugani 69), Bonucci (Gatti 46), Bremer, Alex Sandro; Fagioli (Miretti 46), Locatelli, Zakaria (Rabiot 46) (Barbieri 69); Di Maria (Rovella 69), Vlahovic, Soulé
Atletico Madrid: Grbic; Molina (Kondogbia 69), Savic (Correa 69), Llorente (Hermoso 69), Reinildo; Saul (Cunha 69), Witsel, Lemar (Renan Lodi 69), Koke; Morata (Griezmann 69), Joao Felix (Wass 69)