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Champions League Chasers Juventus And Bologna Held To Bore Draws | Football News
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Champions League Chasers Juventus And Bologna Held To Bore Draws | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus and Bologna were both were held to goalless draws on Saturday as the Serie A clubs' bids for Champions League football were slowed by Torino and Monza. A Turin derby stalemate and Bologna dropping points for the second straight week left third-placed Juve four points ahead of Bologna on an uneventful evening in Italy's top flight. Italian clubs' good performances in Europe this season means Serie A is almost guaranteed an extra place in next year's revamped version of the continent's top club competition.That should ensure that Juve will return to the European elite come September. They are 13 points ahead of Atalanta who are sixth and face Verona on Monday night.However, Massimiliano Allegri's side have won just twice in their last 11 matches and are 19 points behind cha...
Serie A: Juventus Scrape Past Fiorentina, Napoli Win With Stunners At Monza | Football News
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Serie A: Juventus Scrape Past Fiorentina, Napoli Win With Stunners At Monza | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus consolidated third place in Serie A with Sunday's hard-fought 1-0 win over Fiorentina while a trio of fantastic goals helped Napoli to a thrilling 4-2 win at Monza. Federico Gatti prodded home the only goal of the game in the 21st minute at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, the Italy defender in the right place at the right time after Gleison Bremer's header came back out off the post. "Yeah we tried that one in training this morning... You need a bit of luck every now and again," joked Gatti about his goal.Gatti's goal pushed Juve four points ahead of Bologna who stayed fourth following their goalless draw at relegation-threatened Frosinone in the day's first kick-off.Bologna are aiming to reach the modern Champions League for the first time -- they played one round in the o...
Juventus Beat Lazio To Put One Foot In Italian Cup Final | Football News
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Juventus Beat Lazio To Put One Foot In Italian Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Team Juventus in action© X (Twitter)Juventus are heavy favourites to reach the Italian Cup final after beating Lazio 2-0 in Tuesday's semi-final first leg in Turin. Strike partnership Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic turned jeers to cheers at the Allianz Stadium with brilliant finishes in the 50th and 64th minutes as Juve sprang into life in the second half. The pair gave Juve a rare win in what has been a difficult period as Massimiliano Allegri's side have fallen from Serie A title contenders to a battle to qualify for the Champions League in just a few weeks.Tuesday's win was just the second for Juve in 10 matches after being beaten by Lazio in Serie A at the weekend and they were booed off at half-time by frustrated fans.Juve face Lazio in the second leg in Rome on April 23 ...
Christian Pulisic Shoots AC Milan Second As Juventus Held By Atalanta | Football News
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Christian Pulisic Shoots AC Milan Second As Juventus Held By Atalanta | Football News

[ad_1] Christian Pulisic fired AC Milan up to second in Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over lowly Empoli while Juve were held to an entertaining 2-2 home draw by Atalanta. US star Pulisic gave Milan a scrappy win with his eighth league goal of an encouraging debut season in Italy, a deflected strike off unfortunate Empoli defender Sebastiano Luperto. The 25-year-old had a difficult time at Chelsea but since moving to Milan from London last summer he has scored 10 times in all competitions and set up six more."It's a good feeling, it was good for us to get the three points. It wasn't a nice goal, it was a bit lucky but at the end of the day we take it," said Pulisic to DAZN."I feel like I'm in some of my best form, I've been given a lot of confidence and trust here from th...
Inter Beat Genoa To Take Further Step Towards Serie A Title | Football News
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Inter Beat Genoa To Take Further Step Towards Serie A Title | Football News

[ad_1] Serie A leaders Inter Milan beat Genoa 2-1 on Monday to move 15 points clear of second-placed Juventus as they search for a 20th league title. Youngster Kristjan Asllani and veteran Alexis Sanchez scored within six minutes of each other in the San Siro as Inter move closer to going one better than local rivals AC Milan and their Scudetto tally, which would get them a second star above their club badge. Juve trail Inter with 11 games of the season remaining after losing 2-1 at Napoli on Sunday."15 points is a significant advantage," Asllani said."But we can't get carried away, there are still a lot of games to play and we have to stay focused," the 21-year-old added.Simone Inzaghi's Inter were looking to stretch their winning run in all competitions to 12 games, and last lost at ho...
Dusan Vlahovic Double Lifts Juventus To Top Of Serie A | Football News
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Dusan Vlahovic Double Lifts Juventus To Top Of Serie A | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus won 3-0 at Lecce on Sunday to move to the top of Serie A and bring down the curtain on a weekend dominated by racist abuse aimed at Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan in Udine. With leaders Inter away in Saudi Arabia preparing for their Italian Super Cup final against Napoli on Monday, Juventus and Dusan Vlahovic stayed hot at home. Juventus struck three times in the second half in Lecce to give coach Max Allegri his 300th Serie A victory. They stretched their league unbeaten run to 16 matches, winning a fifth straight and moving to the top of the table for the first time sinc...
Juventus Playing ‘Cops And Robbers’ With Inter As Roma Begin Daniele De Rossi Era | Football News
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Juventus Playing ‘Cops And Robbers’ With Inter As Roma Begin Daniele De Rossi Era | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus have the chance to claim top spot in Serie A on Sunday with leaders Inter Milan contesting the Italian Super Cup, while Roma idol Daniele De Rossi takes the reigns at his boyhood club. Massimiliano Allegri's Juve can put pressure on Inter with a win at Lecce in a title race the coach inelegantly described as "cops and robbers". "The robbers runaway and the cops give chase. If there is someone in front there has to be someone behind them," said Allegri after last weekend's 3-0 thumping of Sassuolo. That was a remark which did not go down well with Inter fans, whose team ar...
Dusan Vlahovic Brace Pushes Juventus Two Points Behind Leaders Inter Milan | Football News
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Dusan Vlahovic Brace Pushes Juventus Two Points Behind Leaders Inter Milan | Football News

[ad_1] Dusan Vlahovic shot Juventus to within two points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a stunning double in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Sassuolo. Serbia striker Vlahovic struck twice from distance in the first half at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to help Juve to their sixth straight win in all competitions and keep the pressure on fierce rivals Inter. "We try to prepare every match as if it were our last... we're happy with the win, let's hope we can keep going," said Vlahovic to DAZN. The 23-year-old put the hosts ahead in the 15th minute when left all alone near the edge of the penalt...
Arkadiusz Milik Treble Fires Juventus Past Frosinone And Into Italian Cup Semis | Football News
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Arkadiusz Milik Treble Fires Juventus Past Frosinone And Into Italian Cup Semis | Football News

[ad_1] Arkadiusz Milik shot Juventus into the semi-finals of the Italian Cup with a hat-trick in Thursday's 4-0 thumping of Frosinone. Juventus will face Lazio in a two-legged last-four clash in April thanks to Poland striker Milik's treble, which took his goal tally to five for the season in all competitions. Juve blew away Frosinone, who knocked out Napoli in the last 16, at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 16 matches. "The boys had fun and entertained the fans... now we need to focus again on the league," Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri told Mediaset.Allegri's side, who are second in Serie A, took the lead in the 10th minute when Milik slotted home his first from the penalty spot after Fabio Miretti was brought down by Pol Lirola.Mil...