Juve close in on title Juventus moved to within touching distance of a third successive Serie A title on Monday night after coming from behind to win at Sassuolo.Simone Zaza put the relegation-threatened side ahead in the ninth minute only for Juve to equalise shortly after when Carlos Tevez’s effort deflected off Sassuolo defender Andrea Longhi for an own goal. Claudio Marchisio put Juve in front before the hour mark and team-mate Fernando Llorente killed the game off with 14 minutes remaining as the Turin giants moved eight points clear at the top of the table with three games left.Juve will now claim the scudetto if Roma fail to win at Catania on Sunday or if they win at home to Atalanta in their next game. Sassuolo hold the last position of safety, but are level on 28 points with 18th-place Bologna, who are in the relegation zone. Despite his team needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Benfica in Thursday’s Europa League semi-final return leg, Juve coach Antonio Conte fielded his strongest side against a Sassuolo outfit that had collected seven points from their last three games. The home side pressed from the start.They grabbed the lead when Zaza’s left-footed strike from 20 yards glanced off Juve defender Angelo Ogbonna and then beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.Sassuolo sought a second goal, with Buffon holding a long-range effort from Floro Flores.Juve put their best move together midway through first half when Giorgio Chiellini sent Tevez through and his right-footed strike went just wide of the far post. free-kick.net/juve-close-title/
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:02:41 +0000
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