Juventus opened a gap of eight points at the top of Serie A after
passing a severe test of their title in a 2-0 victory at Udinese .
A series of seven consecutive victories in the league brought Roma
back into title contention and with the unbeaten Udinese at the Stadio
Friuli Communale since January, the scene was set for a potential upset
Monday.
However, Antonio Conte 's men put in an assured performance and with only five games remaining , it seems more a question of when rather than if Juventus will claim a third consecutive title of champion.
Sebastian Giovinco - making just his fourth league start this season - got the ball in the 16th minute and Juve led by two at the break when Fernando Llorente grabbed his 14th goal of top flight next season .
Juventus failed to meet their standards first half after the interval , choosing instead to slow the pace of the game, if Giovinco was almost a second when he saw a shot bounce off the post.Carlos Tevez only among the substitutes due to a thigh problem , Giovinco was granted a starting berth rare and it duly delivered the first game.
The striker collected the ball on the right side of the box before jumping Maurizio Domizzi past and curling Simone Scuffet spent with his left foot.Giovinco then forced Scuffet in a quasi- post save and Juve doubled their lead from the resulting corner after 26 minutes.
Providing Andrea Pirlo has been diverted to the aid station by Claudio Marchisio and after a fight pinball in the region, Llorente provided the push from six meters.
Udinese had a lot of possession at the end of the period, but Juve deal with the threat well , Giorgio Chiellini is a particularly fine interception pass to Antonio Di Natale Dusan Basta deny a run on goal.The second half was played at a slow tempo, as Juventus were happy to sit back and keep possession .
Giovinco was still prove a living threat , however, and a quick turn of pace from the 27-year -old in the 66th minute led to him breaking into the box, but his shot narrowly avoided head Llorente .The Italian international was again at the heart of the action for the next opportunity to Juve , showing good feet in the area before pulling the post.Substitute Luis Muriel also hit the post at the other end , but Juve recorded their 18th clean sheet in the league this season , with facilities against Bologna, Atalanta and Sassuolo coming accusations Conte could have the title sewn before going to Rome on May 9 .
However, Antonio Conte 's men put in an assured performance and with only five games remaining , it seems more a question of when rather than if Juventus will claim a third consecutive title of champion.
Sebastian Giovinco - making just his fourth league start this season - got the ball in the 16th minute and Juve led by two at the break when Fernando Llorente grabbed his 14th goal of top flight next season .
Juventus failed to meet their standards first half after the interval , choosing instead to slow the pace of the game, if Giovinco was almost a second when he saw a shot bounce off the post.Carlos Tevez only among the substitutes due to a thigh problem , Giovinco was granted a starting berth rare and it duly delivered the first game.
The striker collected the ball on the right side of the box before jumping Maurizio Domizzi past and curling Simone Scuffet spent with his left foot.Giovinco then forced Scuffet in a quasi- post save and Juve doubled their lead from the resulting corner after 26 minutes.
Providing Andrea Pirlo has been diverted to the aid station by Claudio Marchisio and after a fight pinball in the region, Llorente provided the push from six meters.
Udinese had a lot of possession at the end of the period, but Juve deal with the threat well , Giorgio Chiellini is a particularly fine interception pass to Antonio Di Natale Dusan Basta deny a run on goal.The second half was played at a slow tempo, as Juventus were happy to sit back and keep possession .
Giovinco was still prove a living threat , however, and a quick turn of pace from the 27-year -old in the 66th minute led to him breaking into the box, but his shot narrowly avoided head Llorente .The Italian international was again at the heart of the action for the next opportunity to Juve , showing good feet in the area before pulling the post.Substitute Luis Muriel also hit the post at the other end , but Juve recorded their 18th clean sheet in the league this season , with facilities against Bologna, Atalanta and Sassuolo coming accusations Conte could have the title sewn before going to Rome on May 9 .
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