After a tricky start to the season, the champions have improved dramatically, and moved level on 27 points with fourth-placed Roma after a comfortable victory over lacklustre Lazio.
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Nevertheless, Buffon has made it clear that their position – still four points shy of the summit having played a game more – is not acceptable for Juventus.
Leaders Napoli are not in action until Sunday’s visit to Bologna.
Santiago Gentiletti put the ball at the back of his own net to give the Italian Champions Juventus a 1-0 lead before Paulo Dybala added a second for the away side as Asamoah’s team went into the interval leading 2-0. The Argentina worldwide flicked up Mario Mandzukic’s pass, juggled the ball on his knee and slammed a 20-metre volley into the far corner of Marchetti’s goal. We realised that to win games you have to suffer, fight for every ball, and in the last month we implemented this idea.
“The opponent is not that important, we can’t waste any time in picking up a result”, he said, per Football Italia. It’s a good moment of form and we have to grit our teeth to keep going. “There is no magic formula to start winning games”. Higuain? He’s a great player, but Dybala is growing a lot.
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But their hopes of qualifying for any European competition next season look severely compromised after five defeats in their last seven league outings dropped Pioli’s men to 10th place, six points above the drop zone.
