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11:32, 27-Sep-2018
Creative Ronaldo inspires Juventus to claim a seventh straight win
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10:49, 30-Sep-2018
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Paulo Dybala and Blaise Matuidi scored early as Seria A leader Juventus extends their magic start with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Wednesday. The result means the team have won six league games out of six, plus a Champions League victory in Valencia to start the season.
The reigning champions have a maximum 18 points, three ahead of Napoli who beat Parma 3-0, with the top two set to go head-to-head in Turin on Saturday.
In Turin, Dybala got a rare start up front alongside superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and lashed home his first goal of the season after 12 minutes in the Allianz Stadium.
Paulo Dybala of scores the opening goal for Juventus at Allianz Stadium, ending no-goal record 492 minutes. /VCG photo
Paulo Dybala of scores the opening goal for Juventus at Allianz Stadium, ending no-goal record 492 minutes. /VCG photo
The Argentine had initially teed up Matuidi but Lukasz Skorupski cleared the Frenchman's effort before Dybala acrobatically turned the ball in himself.
Five minutes later World Cup winner Matuidi got his chance to add a second following a Ronaldo cross, with the Portuguese forward having a shot cleared off the near post by Skorupski.
Ronaldo, who missed out on the FIFA's best player of the year award this week, fired just wide five minutes from the whistle when he picked up Dybala's through ball.
Roma back winning
Aleksandar Kolarov (R) of Roma celebrates scoring the team's fourth goal with teammate Cengiz Under (L). /VCG Photo
Aleksandar Kolarov (R) of Roma celebrates scoring the team's fourth goal with teammate Cengiz Under (L). /VCG Photo
Roma, meanwhile, eased the pressure on under-fire coach Eusebio Di Francesco, achieving their first three points with a 4-0 success over promoted Frosinone since their season-opener against Torino over a month ago.
Roma are tenth with eight points, with Frosinone second from bottom having conceded 16 goals this season.
"This is a starting point. It was important to rediscover our confidence and prepare well," said the Roma coach whose side host Czech club Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League next week, having lost their opener to holders Real Madrid.
Inter Milan moved towards the top of the table with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Tuesday, with AC Milan playing at Empoli on Thursday.
Source(s): AFP