• Juve eliminate Moroccans after 4-1 victory
  • Game played in sweltering conditions in Philadelphia

Kenan Yildiz scored two goals to lift Juventus to a 4-1 victory over Wydad on Sunday in their Group G match in Philadelphia.
Juventus started brightly in front of a crowd of 31,975 on a sticky afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field, taking the lead in the sixth minute. Yildiz was instrumental in the opener as his angled shot forced Wydad defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil to turn the ball into his own net. Ten minutes later, Yildiz unleashed a spectacular strike from the edge of the box into the top-right corner to give Juventus a 2-0 lead, but a mistake by the Italian defence gifted Thembinkosi Lorch a goal to reduce the deficit in the 25th minute.
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