El Juventus he hit bottom this Sunday and, after falling home against the newly promoted Benevento (0-1) by a goal of the Argentine Adolfo Gaich, he finished third in the standings, ten points away from the leader Inter Milan, Which is approaching giant strides towards the title.
the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who retired from the grass visibly disappointed, was the image that best describes the mood of a helpless Juventus, who, after being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League against the I bring, sees melting its last options to retain for the tenth consecutive year the league title.
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The men of Andrea Pirlo they were ten points behind leaders Inter, with the same number of matches, with eleven games to go. They fell to Benevento Filippo Inzaghi, Who was four years old and scored 89 goals with Juventus in his playing career and who posed a game of great tactical attention, suffering and commitment that was rewarded twenty minutes from the end, when Pirlo’s team paid for another serious distraction.
the Brazilian Arthur Melo gave a horizontal pass that crossed his penalty area and Gaich, attentive to the pressure, intercepted him, anticipated the Brazilian Danilo Luiz Da Silva now Leonardo Bonucci and surpassed the Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to give advantage to Benevento. It was the second goal of the Argentine striker in Serie A, after the goal scored two weeks ago, in his first game as a starter, against Spice.
Juventus’ reaction was led by Cristiano, who came close to a draw with a Chilean attempt and a powerful shot inside the area that was repelled by Benevento’s goal. Lorenzo Montipó, but Juventus could not avoid another setback.
It was the fourth defeat of the year for a Juventus unable this season to chain more than three consecutive victories and which sees the “Scudetto” getting closer and closer to Milan.
EFE