Gonzalez stars as Juventus hit five past NEC

Nicolas Gonzalez opened the scoring and won a penalty as Juventus finally delivered a performance to remember.

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What happened. Nicolas Gonzalez scored inside nine minutes after a Nikolas Polster error and later won a penalty as Juventus beat NEC Nijmegen 5-0 in the Europa League. Nick Woltemade converted the spot-kick and Randal Kolo Muani rounded Polster for the fifth.

• Gonzalez credits coach Luciano Spalletti's faith for his improved form in a free role.
• The win followed a 3-2 collapse at Sassuolo that left Spalletti's position questioned.
• Sporting director Frederic Massara had publicly backed Spalletti before kick-off.

“Today I feel good in this team, thanks also to the coach’s faith in me.”

— Nicolas Gonzalez

Juventus will look to build on the confidence-boosting win as they aim to ease pressure on Spalletti.

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