Juventus 3-1 Fiorentina: Bianconeri grab vital win in Scudetto race

Date: 13th December 2015 at 10:41pm
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CWIuRN1UwAAtef4Juventus came from behind to beat Fiorentina 3-1 at the Juventus Stadium on Sunday evening in Serie A, moving the Bianconeri up to fourth.

Josip Ilicic got the game’s opening goal after just 120 seconds from the penalty spot only for Juan Cuadrado to score instantly in response to level the game. Mario Mandzukic applied the winning touch, smashing the ball into the roof of the net prior to a last minute goal from Paulo Dybala.

The match burst into life after just two minutes when Federico Bernardeschi was brought down by Patrice Evra, leaving Ilicic to make no mistake to hand Fiorentina the lead.

That lead only lasted until the fifth minute however, Cuadrado the man to grab the goal against his former club with a lobbed header that fell into the far corner over Ciprian Tatarusanu.

Despite the frantic end-to-end start to the game, the next best chance did not arrive until mid-way through the half, Dybala striking a fierce shot from close range that was well blocked following some nice wing play from Paul Pogba.

As the second-half got underway it was clear referee Daniele Orsato was not going to be lenient with any decisions, booking Pogba for what appeared to be a fair tackle in the centre-circle.

The first chance came just before the hour mark, Dybala meeting a low cross first-time yet he steered the effort just wide of the near post.

Juventus turned the match around with a massive goal from Mandzukic with just ten minutes remaining, jumping on a loose ball after Dybala’s effort was saved but the Argentinian also added himself onto the score-sheet in injury time to cap off a fine win.

The result meant Juventus  go into the final week of fixtures prior to the winter break without their unbeaten record having ended.

 

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