Browsing: Juventus

Juventus romped to a 3-0 win over nine-man Roma on Sunday to end the visitors’ unbeaten run in the league this season and extend their lead in Serie A to eight points. High-flying Roma came to Turin confident of taking at least a share of the spoils…

Francesco Totti ended a two-month injury absence for Roma but had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw away to Milan, who had Sulley Muntari to thank for a late leveller at the San Siro on Monday. Roma travelled to struggling Milan looking…

Juventus and Napoli responded to respective exits from the Champions League with convincing wins over Sassuolo and Inter Milan in Italy’s Serie A on Sunday. Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick, with Federico Peluso claiming his maiden Juve goal, as the…

Arturo Vidal and Giorgio Chiellini struck in either half to hand Juventus a 2-0 away win at Bologna on Friday which gave the Serie A leaders a six-point lead over second-placed Roma. Four days ahead of a crucial trip to Istanbul, where Juve need a point…

Juventus veteran Andrea Pirlo faces missing the rest of 2013 and perhaps the start of next year after the Serie A leaders confirmed on Monday he has suffered knee ligament damage. Coach Antonio Conte admitted to fears over Pirlo on Sunday after the…

Five goalkeepers were shortlisted on Monday for the FIFPro world team of the year for 2013, voted for by 50,000 members of the international players’ union. The five goalkeepers in the running for the award are Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy), Iker…

An injury-time header from Spain striker Fernando Llorente rescued misfiring Juventus in a 1-0 win over Udinese that sent the champions three points clear of Roma in Italy’s Serie A on Sunday. Early season pacesetters Roma had spurned the chance to…