A crowd of 33,039 fans desceneded upon Gillette Stadium Sunday afternoon to watch a showdown between Serie A powers Juventus and AS Roma. The match served as the capstone contest for the International Champions Cup.
And in the end, it lived up to the hype, with Juventus gutting out a win in penalty kicks.
The first 25 minutes of action saw both sides create a handful of promising chances, though Juventus asserted itself as the more active side. Croatian forward Mario Mandu017eukiu0107 capitalized by giving Juventus a lead in the 29th minute. Mandu017eukiu0107 received a pass down the left channel from Alex Sandro, rounded Roma goalkeeper Alisson and slotted a shot into the back of the net.