South China vs Juventus. Friendly Match.
Hong Kong Stadium.
Saturday 30 July 2016 13:16, UK
Medhi Benatia scored his second pre-season goal as Juventus beat South China 2-1 in Hong Kong on Saturday.
The defender, who has joined on loan from Bayern Munich, netted in Tuesday's International Champions Cup victory over Tottenham.
And he followed it up with another strike as Juve came from behind to beat South China.
"Today was a good test," head coach Massimiliano Allegri told the club website. "These were completely different conditions to our matches in Melbourne. It wasn't easy playing in this temperature, but the boys dug deep.
"We've now ended the first part of our pre-season preparations without suffering any injuries, which is a good sign. Now we're looking forward to regrouping on Tuesday, which will well and truly mark the start of our season."
South China took the lead after 21 minutes when Neto missed a free-kick and Chan Siu Ki pounced to score.
But Benatia levelled just five minutes later, finishing from Miralem Pjanic's free-kick.
Lorenzo Rosseti scored the winner in the 82nd minute when he rounded the keeper and finished.
Juve now turn their attentions to facing West Ham and Cologne before their Serie A opener against Fiorentina on August 20.
