Juventus confirmed the Italian League title this season after beating Sampdoria 2-0 on Monday (7/27).
Sampdoria presented the match with high intensity and it was not easy for Juventus who were eyeing the title. Gaston Ramirez’s chances in the fifth minute gave warning to Juventus to be careful in this fight.
Juventus, who controlled the ball and were dominant in midfield, struggled to penetrate Sampdoria’s defense.
The 20th minute crossing from Blaise Matuidi try reached Ronaldo with a header, the ball almost entered the goal of Sampdoria if not stopped by goalkeeper Emilio Audero’s feet. However, the referee considers Ronaldo foul.
Sampdoria almost equalized in the 38th minute after Fabio Quagliarella got a pass from Jakub Jankto, but Wojciech Szczesny appeared swiftly.
Ahead of the first round match broke up, Ronaldo scored. Free kick taken by Miralem Pjanic with a low cross into the middle corridor that is in line with the goal. Ronaldo fired a shot that Audero could not stop.
Il Samp returned from the locker room with quite dangerous attacks. Mehdi Leris, Lorenzo Tonelli, Ramirez and Jankto keep the Juventus defense line busy.
Federico Bernardeschi doubled Juventus’ lead in the 67th minute. Starting from the counter-attack, Gonzalo Higuain handed the ball to Ronaldo. CR7 dribbles and then fires. The ball could not be properly secured by Audero and was struck by Bernardeschi from close range.
Left behind two goals, Sampdoria even had to lose the player after Morten Thorsby blocked Miralem Pjanic and got a red card in the 77th minute.
88th minute Juventus get a penalty after Fabio Depaoli violated Alex Sandro. Ronaldo throws away opportunities from the white spot. The ball that was kicked hit the bar.
A 2-0 win leaves Juventus with 83 points, an amount that Inter Milan cannot possibly surpass.
In the 36th week, Juventus have 83 points or one point more than the maximum that can be achieved by Inter.
Juventus, which has outperformed its competitors for a long time, failed to ensure a faster title because it stumbled less than the maximum results such as when it lost to Milan and Udinese and detained by Atalanta and Sassuolo.
The Bianconeri have been the sole ruler of the Italian League since 2011/2012. In the last nine seasons no one has been able to take the Scudetto title from Turin.
While Lazio who had runner-up position and overshadow Juventus is still ranked fourth with 75 points thanks to a 5-1 victory over Verona.
Lazio’s one-city team, AS Roma trailed fifth with 64 points at the same time away from Milan.
