Juve miss chance to seal title with Udinese defeat

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Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the match. (Reuters)
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the match. (Reuters)

Turin - Juventus have another chance to seal the title for the 36th time at home against 14th-placed Sampdoria on Sunday

By AFP

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Published: Thu 23 Jul 2020, 11:41 PM

Last updated: Fri 24 Jul 2020, 1:46 AM

Juventus fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at Udinese on Thursday to miss the chance to seal the Serie A title for the ninth time in a row.
Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt had put the defending champions ahead three minutes before the break in Udine.

But a diving Ilija Nestorovski header seven minutes after the break got Udinese level with Seko Fofana scoring the winner in injury time.
Juventus remain six points ahead of second-placed Atalanta with three games left to play, and have another chance to seal the title for the 36th time at home against 14th-placed Sampdoria on Sunday.
Udinese earned a precious three points to move up to 15th position.
Lazio, 11 points behind Juventus in fourth, play at Cagliari later on Thursday.
 


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