Tag: Juventus

“Still Not Enough” – Juventus Must Let Sarri Go This Summer

Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020 2 comments
Juventus were favorites to win the title and once again have secured yet another Scudetto for a ninth straight season. Just that this time, it was in unconvincing fashion. Maurizio Sarri was brought in to introduce flair and attacking impetus at the Bianconeri while winning football matches. It was time for Sarriball. But quite frankly that has not been the case.
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Juventus Crowned Champions With Easy Win Over Sampdoria

Italian Football, Juventus, Sampdoria, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
For a nine consecutive season, Juventus have been crowned the Serie A Champions as they beat Sampdoria 2-0 last night at the Allianz Stadium. Maurizio Sarri's side weren't their best on the night however. The 2-0 scoreline might give a more comfortable account of the evening, on which Cristiano Ronaldo was of course the man to get things underway.
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Five Things First: Top Stories From Serie A Round 33

Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
In the latest round of the Italian top-flight, Juventus moved one step closer to the Scudetto despite failing to win for the third time in a row. Inter maintained their second spot in the table as they put four past desperate SPAL, reducing their gap from the Bianconeri to six points only. Atalanta crushed Brescia in a classic regional derby to pass Lazio in the ranking.
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Sassuolo Unlucky To Leave With Just a Point Against Juventus

Italian Football, Juventus, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Juventus were lucky to salvage a point after Sassuolo kept on coming from behind in their 3-3 clash in Serie A on Wednesday night, as Juve open up a seven point gap at the top of the table. On what was supposed to be a routine win, the Bianconeri realized that their job is far from done as Sassuolo have shown the rest of the league Juve's flaws.
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Five Things First: Top Stories From Serie A Round 32

Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Round 32 of Serie A saw Juventus coming pretty close to losing their second game in a row before Cristiano Ronaldo sorted things out from the penalty spot to deny Atalanta a joy. Gian Piero Gasperini's boys thus failed their assault to the second spot in the table, which was rather conquered by Inter as the Nerazzurri beat Torino in the last round fixture on Monday night. 
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Cristiano Ronaldo Penalties Save Juventus In Battle with Atalanta

Atalanta, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Cristiano Ronaldo buried the spot twice to score his 27th and 28th goals in this Serie A season and save Juventus against an Atalanta side who had taken the lead twice with Duvan Zapata and Ruslan Malinovskyi. Two controversial penalties kept the Bianconeri alive and made them keep their distance from Gian Piero Gasperini’s squad.
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Five Things First: Top Stories From Serie A Round 31

Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
In what was quite an unexpected turn of events, the latest Serie A round saw the top two clubs in the ranking both losing their games as Lecce shocked Lazio and Juventus saw Milan coming from behind after taking a two-goal lead. A disappointing Inter side were held onto a draw by Verona and Atalanta took advantage of the situation to pass Conte's Nerazzurri.
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Will Cristiano Ronaldo Finish His Career In Italy at Juventus?

Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
The footballing phenomenon that is Cristiano Ronaldo is still going strong at Juventus at 35-years-old, and it begs the question - will he try his luck anywhere else in the world before calling it a day? A return to Portugal seems to make sense, a fleeting return to Manchester United has never been ruled out, a season at Paris Saint Germain maybe, or even an MLS adventure.
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Milan Stage Stunning Comeback To Score Four To Juventus

AC Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Milan beat Juventus 4-2 to capture their fourth win in five games after the lock-down as the Bianconeri experienced an authentic blackout and gave away a two-goal lead. It was Milan’s first Serie A win over the black-and-whites since four years. Far from saying that Juventus’ claim on the Scudetto is at risk, but Maurizio Sarri’s band suddenly found themselves fragile.
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Expert German Tactician Could Help Milan Challenge Juve Again

AC Milan, Calciomercato, Juventus, Serie A, Stickers Swapping, Transfer Market
Ralf Rangnick's appointment to Milan is more or less a done deal with the German set to join the Rossoneri for next season. He is set to sign a 3-year deal worth €15M with an option to extend for a further year. Milan will be hoping that their tenth managerial appointment since Massimiliano Allegri in 2014 will be the one to finally help them regain their European powerhouse status.
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Five Things First: Top Stories From Serie A Round 30

Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Serie A Round 30 was split between two days only, with eight games played on Sunday after a Saturday appetizer featuring the Derby of Turin and an interesting Lazio-Milan battle. Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri savagely dented Lazio’s title ambitions by finding the back of the net three times while Juventus easily saw off their city rivals to place a strong claim on the Scudetto.
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Five Things First: Top Stories From Serie A Round 27

AC Milan, Atalanta, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Parma, Sassuolo, Serie A
Italian football fans have just been treated to the first full round of Serie A action since the restart, and it was peppered with talk of relegation, European qualification and of course, the Scudetto. Inter and Sassuolo played out a thrilling 3-3 draw, and Atalanta staged a dramatic comeback to beat Lazio 3-2, as they look for a place in next season's Champions League.
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