Juventus extends run with Fiorentina win
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October 27, 2011, Thursday
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JUVENTUS took the provisional lead in the Italian league with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Tuesday that extended the Turin club's unbeaten start to eight matches.
Alessandro Matri scored the winner in the 65th minute for his third goal in two games, following an excellent setup from Simone Pepe.
Defender Leonardo Bonucci had given Juventus the lead by slotting home a rebound following a corner in the 13th and Stevan Jovetic had equalized for Fiorentina in the 57th with his third goal in two matches.
With 16 points, Juventus moved one point clear of Udinese, which visits Napoli next, without league scoring leader Antonio Di Natale.
Also, defending champion AC Milan will seek its third consecutive win against Parma and Inter Milan visits Atalanta, which has only one loss.
Matri scored twice against Genoa at the weekend but Juventus allowed a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw that raised questions over the Bianconeri's title aspirations, which is now back on track.
Still, Juventus needs to improve its finishing.
"We created a lot but we didn't close the match out," Matri said. "The important thing is we won, though."
Winless streak
Fiorentina, which is seven points back, extended its winless streak to five matches and did little to alleviate the pressure on embattled manager Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Gian Piero Gasperini, who was fired by Inter Milan last month, watched the match from the stands.
Playing in its new 41,000-seat stadium, Juventus completely dominated the first half.
Simone Pepe, Claudio Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic each had chances before Bonucci finally found the target and Juventus also had numerous opportunities to double its lead.
Missing key midfielder Riccardo Montolivo to suspension, Fiorentina struggled on both ends during the first half.
Alberto Gilardino replaced Alessio Cerci at the center of Fiorentina's attack to begin the second half and the change had an immediate effect.
Gianni Munari put a header on goal in the 46th for Fiorentina's first chance and Jovetic then equalized with a precise shot from the edge of the area after Juan Vargas redirected a pass from Gilardino.
For Juventus' winner, Pepe managed to slip a perfect pass through several defenders as he was falling down to set up Matri near the center of the area.
Alessandro Matri scored the winner in the 65th minute for his third goal in two games, following an excellent setup from Simone Pepe.
Defender Leonardo Bonucci had given Juventus the lead by slotting home a rebound following a corner in the 13th and Stevan Jovetic had equalized for Fiorentina in the 57th with his third goal in two matches.
With 16 points, Juventus moved one point clear of Udinese, which visits Napoli next, without league scoring leader Antonio Di Natale.
Also, defending champion AC Milan will seek its third consecutive win against Parma and Inter Milan visits Atalanta, which has only one loss.
Matri scored twice against Genoa at the weekend but Juventus allowed a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw that raised questions over the Bianconeri's title aspirations, which is now back on track.
Still, Juventus needs to improve its finishing.
"We created a lot but we didn't close the match out," Matri said. "The important thing is we won, though."
Winless streak
Fiorentina, which is seven points back, extended its winless streak to five matches and did little to alleviate the pressure on embattled manager Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Gian Piero Gasperini, who was fired by Inter Milan last month, watched the match from the stands.
Playing in its new 41,000-seat stadium, Juventus completely dominated the first half.
Simone Pepe, Claudio Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic each had chances before Bonucci finally found the target and Juventus also had numerous opportunities to double its lead.
Missing key midfielder Riccardo Montolivo to suspension, Fiorentina struggled on both ends during the first half.
Alberto Gilardino replaced Alessio Cerci at the center of Fiorentina's attack to begin the second half and the change had an immediate effect.
Gianni Munari put a header on goal in the 46th for Fiorentina's first chance and Jovetic then equalized with a precise shot from the edge of the area after Juan Vargas redirected a pass from Gilardino.
For Juventus' winner, Pepe managed to slip a perfect pass through several defenders as he was falling down to set up Matri near the center of the area.
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