Juventus won the ninth consecutive Serie A title after their 2-0 victory over Sampdoria on Sunday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 31st goal of the season in the waning seconds of the first half at Juventus Stadium, with Federico Bernardeschi closing the match with excellent effort in the 67th minute.
the Bianconeri They have reached the top in a season in which the league was suspended for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic and the country closed on March 10.
After a summer of changes when Massimiliano Allegri left after winning the Scudetto In each of his five seasons at the club and replaced by Maurizio Sarri, who had not yet won a trophy in Italian soccer, there were concerns about whether they could maintain their unforgiving form.
Juve had to wait to claim the title after losing 2-1 to Udinese impressively last Thursday.
Napoli, runner-up in the past two seasons, faded as challengers after a difficult start to the season saw manager Carlo Ancelotti fired and replaced by Gennaro Gattuso.
Inter Milan, under new manager Antonio Conte, who brought Juve to the first three of their nine titles, were the closest, but lost their champions and suffered a crash just before the coronavirus. forced rest.
Lazio’s incredible 11-game winning streak as part of a 22-game unbeaten streak saw them go into unemployment just one point behind Juve, but Simone Inzaghi’s team fell apart after the return of football, they lost five of the subsequent eight games.
On their return to Serie A action, Juventus lost the Coppa Italia final and lost a 2-0 lead to lose 4-2 at AC Milan, while also encountering weak draws against Atalanta and Sassuolo.
However, despite not playing vintage soccer, Juventus ends the season above the rest, while Ronaldo continues in the quest to be the best shooter in the league. He is two goals behind Lazio star Ciro Immobile (33 goals) after Sunday’s action, and the duo near Gonzalo Higuain’s record of 36 in a Serie A season.
Juve could still win the Champions League this season as they seek to reverse a first-round deficit of the second knockout round of 16 against French Lyon.
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