Moise Kean got here off the bench to attain a late winner as Juventus took an enormous stride in the direction of securing a Champions League place with a 2-1 victory at Sassuolo.
Sassuolo had been a lot the higher facet within the first half of the Serie A conflict at MAPEI Stadium – Citta del Tricolore on Monday they usually had been rewarded when Giacomo Raspadori put them in entrance.
Paulo Dybala equalised on the stroke of half-time, although, and substitute Kean’s first objective for 2 months within the 88th minute snatched an enormous win for the Bianconeri.
Juve stay in fourth place with 4 video games to play, eight factors higher off than Roma in fifth spot and only one behind Napoli.
Raspadori went shut with a thunderous drive early on and Juve had one other scare when Davide Frattesi headed Domenico Berardi’s nook simply over.
Wojciech Szczesny produced a superb reflex save to maintain out a fierce strike from Gianluca Scamacca, however the Juve goalkeeper ought to have achieved higher to cease a deserved Sassuolo opener within the thirty eighth minute.
Berardi’s intelligent flick within the penalty space arrange the onrushing Raspadori, who beat Szczesny too simply at his close to put up with a left-footed end.
Juve had been fortune to solely be one objective down, however they had been degree simply earlier than half-time, when Dybala lashed into the roof of the online and the objective stood following a VAR verify on a attainable foul by Alvaro Morata, who almost put the guests in entrance with a header that was palmed away by Andrea Consigli.
Dusan Vlahovic quickly entered the fray but it surely was fellow substitute Kean who finally snatched the factors for Juve when he turned his man and drilled a low end below Consigli.
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What does it imply? Juve’s resilience means they appear destined for Champions League
This was definitely not a classic efficiency from Juve and they might certainly have been content material with a degree of their quest for a top-four end earlier than Kean stepped as much as win it.
Sassuolo induced them actual issues and Massimiliano Allegri’s males appeared weak on the again within the first half, with Rugani taking part in alongside Leonardo Bonucci in a makeshift defence. Juve had received 16 factors from dropping positions in Serie A this season – with solely Inter (19) having earned extra – and confirmed their character to make sure they’ll certainly be taking part in Champions League soccer once more subsequent season after a fourth successive away victory within the high flight.
Kean ends objective drought
Striker Kean had not discovered the again of the online since a 3-2 win at Empoli late in February. He has solely began 10 Serie A video games this season, however made his case for an additional alternative with a scientific end.
Sensible Berardi closes in on Ronaldinho’s report
Sassuolo didn’t need to lose and Berardi was an enormous risk all through. As soon as part-owned by Juve, he laid on the opening objective and deserved at the very least one among his personal.
Certainly, he has now supplied 12 assists in Serie A this season, which is essentially the most by any ahead in a single marketing campaign within the competitors since Ronaldinho in 2009-10 (14).
Key Opta Information
– Raspadori is the primary Italian participant born because the flip of the century to attain at the very least 10 targets in a single Serie A marketing campaign.
– Dybala has scored 81 targets in Serie A for Juventus, matching Cristiano Ronaldo in tenth place of the Bianconeri’s all-time high scorers within the competitors.
– Dybala has been concerned in 14 targets this season in Serie A, scoring 9 and helping 5. That’s twice the quantity of targets he was concerned in throughout the entire of final season.
– Kean (16) and Raspadori (18) are the one two Italian gamers born on this Century with 15+ targets scored in Serie A.
– Juventus have conceded at the very least one objective in all their final 4 Serie A video games; solely as soon as the Bianconeri have registered an extended strike of matches with none clear sheet this season in Serie A.
What’s subsequent?
Juve are at residence to backside facet Venezia on Sunday, whereas Sassuolo may do them a favour once they journey to third-placed Napoli on Saturday.
