Starting as left wing forward, Son tested Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from the start. He fired a powerful left footed shot in the third minute and headed down a Kieran Trippier cross in the 20th, though both attempts were parried away by Buffon. 

Son could have suffered a serious injury in the 32nd after Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli stamped on his left knee after both were vying for the ball. 

The 25-year-old South Korean finally broke the deadlock in the 39th after he tapped home a low cross from Trippier's cross.

 Tottenham, however, couldn't keep their 1-0 lead as they conceded two goals in the second half. Juventus' two Argentine forwards, Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala, each found the net in a three-minute span.

Higuain volleyed home a Sami Khedira header to even the score in the 64th, and three minutes later, Dybala scored the winner with his left foot after receiving a through ball from his Argentine compatriot.

Tottenham had a chance to tie the score in the 90th, but Harry Kane's header off a Ben Davies cross hit the post.

"I'm very proud of the team, proud of the fans, proud of the performance - it's just one main thing, the result isn't perfect," Son was quoted by saying to the club's website. "It's sad and it hurts a lot, but we can be proud." (Yonhap)