Moise Kean came back from the international break with lots of motivation and the same hunger as usual. The 19 year-old striker came onto the pitch in the 69th minute and three minutes later in the 72nd, he scored to break the deadlock.
The great young talent for Juve, who showed what he was capable of in the international break for Italy (two goals in two matches), was the man chosen by Allegri to try and find a way through in a match where Juve were struggling to break down the Empoli defence.
In the 69th minute, his number came up on the fourth official's board and he came onto the pitch for Matuidi. Within three minutes, Kean had made his mark on the scoresheet.
It was obviously his first chance and he did not miss. Mandzukic got the ball in space, he went past two defenders before laying it off with his head to Kean, who came in from behind to fire past Dragowski. Minutes afterwards, he had a very clear chance to score a second, but a great intervention by the goalkeeper in a one on one situation kept it 1-0.
This was his fifth goal since the beginning of March. Kean scored twice in the Juventus-Udinese game. He also had game time against Atletico and Genoa and scored in the two matches for Italy against Finland and Liechtenstein. Since the season started, Kean has been showing that he deserves to be playing more often because he has managed four goals in just 204 minutes for Juve. Those 204 minutes have been spread across eight fixtures.