The Eight-Goal Drama That Confirmed Juventus' "Fino Alla Fine" Motto

TURIN, WEDNESDAY — Igor Tudor instilled the spirit of “fino alla fine,” which means “until the end,” in all Juventus players this season. After falling behind four times, “The Old Lady” managed to avoid defeat, ending the match against Borussia Dortmund in a 4-4 draw on Wednesday (17/9/2025) WIB, at the Allianz Stadium.

The goal-filled battle began rather boringly in the first half. There were no goals and no significant opportunities created by either team. After the break, everything turned 180 degrees.

Karim Adeyemi, the winger for Dortmund, opened the scoring parade in Turin with a powerful shot in the 52nd minute. About 11 minutes later, Juve's new icon, Kenan Yildiz, equalized with his trademark curved shot from outside the penalty area.

Before the Juventus supporters could finish celebrating the goal, Dortmund regained the lead thanks to a shot from midfielder Felix Nmecha in the 65th minute. Juventus substitute forward Dusan Vlahovic quickly responded after receiving a through ball from Yildiz in the 67th minute.

After that, "Die Schwarzgelben" took the lead with two goals thanks to a strike from wing-back Yan Couto and a penalty execution by defender Rami Bensebaini. The two goals were scored in the 74th and 86th minutes.

As hopes of securing points dwindled, the Great Lady scored a double goal during stoppage time. Vlavohic was behind both equalizing goals. He scored through a tap-in at 90+4, and then in the final minute at 90+6, the Serbian forward provided an assist for the center-back, Lloyd Kelly's goal.

"We played well to come from behind, which shows the players' character. We never attacked and always fought 'fino alla fine,' which we demonstrated tonight," said Vlahovic, as reported by UEFA after the match.

Tudor jumped for joy upon witnessing the goal. Giorgio Chiellini, a legend and the Director of Football Strategy at Juve, celebrated the goal while standing from his seat in the main stand. Meanwhile, the Dortmund players bowed their heads and covered their faces, a sign of disappointment after letting go of two valuable points.

"Team spirit and a willingness to work hard are the starting points for our work. Attention to detail is our primary goal," Tudor said, as quoted by Tuttosport.

"In football, nothing is ever truly over, and we believe in ourselves until the end. The children gave everything they had against Borussia Dortmund, a very strong team," said Tudor.

The 4-4 draw that took place in Turin is among the largest draws in the Champions League. Previously, Juve had also played to a similar score against another German team, Hamburg, on September 13, 2000.

Another match that ended in a significant draw was the game between Chelsea and Liverpool on April 14, 2009, Bayer Leverkusen against AS Roma on October 20, 2015, and Chelsea facing Ajax Amsterdam on November 5, 2019.

Nmecha admitted he regretted falling behind in Turin. He believes Dortmund should have done better in defending their four-goal lead.

"I'm happy to have scored, but the result is very disappointing. When we were two goals up, we should have won," Nmecha said, as reported by Bild.

Although failing to maintain the winning trend, Tudor is pleased with the fighting spirit of his players to avoid defeat. On the other hand, he emphasized that Juve should not concede many goals.

In two consecutive home games, the goal guarded by Michele Di Gregorio conceded seven goals. In those two matches, Di Gregorio made only one save each. The only save made by Di Gregorio from a shot by a Dortmund player occurred in the 56th minute. He deflected a shot from Dortmund striker, Serhou Guirassy, with his shoulder.

In three out of the four goals scored against him, Di Gregorio failed to anticipate the opponent's shots due to poor positioning. In the first two goals by the visiting team, Di Gregorio displayed a gesture of resignation by not fully extending his arms to deflect the shots.

Unsurprisingly, statistics site Fotmob gave the Italian goalkeeper a red rating of 4.5. Di Gregorio was also awarded a 5 when Juve won 4-3 over Inter Milan last weekend.

"We conceded goals too easily that should have been avoided. This must not happen again. Ultimately, individual quality determines success in football, as seen in Yildiz's goal which came from an unexpected situation," said Tudor.

Yildiz's goal evoked memories for Juve fans of legend and club record scorer Alessandro Del Piero's strike against Dortmund in the 1995-96 Champions League. Compared to his idol, Yildiz confidently declared his goal better. He made this statement while joking directly with Del Piero, who spoke to him on Sky Sport Italia.

"It was a spontaneous finish. I got the ball and saw space to score. The ball seemed to slow down towards the goal. I'm happy to score a beautiful goal and help the team," Yildiz told Sky Sport Italia.