Substitute goals keep Juventus’ Champions League hopes alive

Goals from Federico Gatti and Jeremy Boga against Roma on Sunday not only kept Juventus’ hopes of a top-four finish alive, but also moved the Bianconeri into the top three teams for goals from substitutes in Serie A.

Boga and Gatti scored late goals as Juventus beat Roma 3-3 on Sunday, leaving the Bianconeri four points behind Roma at the top of the Serie A table.

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Number of goals scored by Juventus substitutes in 2025-26 season

ROME, ITALY – MARCH 1: Juventus’ Jeremy Boga scores the second goal during the Serie A match between Roma and Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico on March 1, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paul Bruno/Getty Images)

According to “Milan News”, Juventus has scored 8 goals as a substitute this season, which is the same as Atlanta and Cagliari, ranking in the top three, behind Inter Milan (11).

Filip Kostic scored as a substitute against Napoli under Luciano Spalletti.

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Juventus FC head coach Luciano Spalletti watches the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Lazio FC at the Allianz Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Penicino/Getty Images)

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During Igor Tudor’s tenure, Dusan Vlahovic scored against Parma and Genoa after coming off the bench. Vasily Adzic did the same against Inter and Juan Caval did the same against Atalanta.

In Juventus’ 2-2 comeback draw with Lazio, Boga already assisted Juventus’ second goal.

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Jeremy Boga of Juventus FC clashes with Alessio Romagnoli of Lazio FC during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Lazio FC at the Allianz Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Penicino/Getty Images)

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Last night, the former Sassuolo and Atalanta star did not have his best performance, making five mistakes with the ball and conceding the ball 13 times.

However, he was in the right place at the right time, scoring his first Serie A goal in three years to keep Juventus’ hopes of Champions League qualification alive.

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