Still goalless in Serie A: Juve fans nevertheless vote Woltemade Player of the Month

Nick Woltemade is still a long way from securing a place in the starting line-up following his move from Newcastle United to Juventus Turin. Now the fans have offered some somewhat unexpected encouragement to the German international striker.

He found it hard to smile on Sunday evening, even though Nick Woltemade had won his first trophy as a Juventus Turin player. After the warm-up ahead of the 2-0 win against SSC Napoli, the 24-year-old striker was named Player of the Month for October by the Italian record champions.

Yet the German international striker has still not scored in eight Serie A matches since his move from Newcastle United to the Bianconeri in early September. One possible explanation lies in the Europa League: on 15 October, in the 2-1 away win against Celta Vigo, Woltemade sparked the turnaround with his right-footed shot to make it 1-1.

A week later, against Stade Rennes, the forward first set up Mehmet Zeki Celik for the early 1-0 lead, before Woltemade scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-2.