Juventus ran out 5-0 winners against Oeste in the Copa Paulista's Group Stage - 6 on Saturday, a result that sent a clear message to everyone watching the table. The hosts have kept three clean sheets on the spin, and this performance put the game to bed early for the visitors.
Felipe Augusto opened the scoring in the seventh minute, catching the defence napping before Oeste could settle. And here's the thing about these group games — momentum shifts fast, and the hosts had picked one up last week against Paulista before this win.
Paulinho made his mark twice in quick succession, finding the net in the thirty-sixth and then again from the spot in the sixty-sixth. To be fair, Oeste had come from the dead in previous fixtures, but they found no answer here.
Edinho added another in the fifty-sixth minute, and with the penalty goal sealing the damage, the visitors were left without recourse. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Oeste, who had kept their lines tidy in earlier outings.
Paulinho completed his brace in the seventy-third minute, capping a dominant display from the home side. By then, the result was never in doubt, and the hosts have now pulled clear in the standings.