Ominous Juve sends out warning
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Juventus showed why it is still the team to beat in Serie A as fringe members of the squad helped move it six points clear of unbeaten AS Roma with a seventh straight league victory on Friday.
Juventus’ starting 11 in the comfortable 2-0 win at Bologna featured five non-regulars, including Federico Peluso, who set up Arturo Vidal’s 12th-minute opener with a superb chipped pass, and out-of-favor strikers Mirko Vucinic and Fabio Quagliarella. All slotted into their required roles with little fuss.
“The fact that with five players who don’t always start the level of performance was that high is the most important thing for me,” Juventus coach Antonio Conte told reporters.
“I knew that whoever I picked would put in a great performance ... all my players need to be ready for action.”
Roma can close the gap back to three with victory at home to Fiorentina today. Third-placed Napoli, nine points off Juventus, hosts Udinese yesterday.
Since slumping to an embarrassing 2-4 defeat at Fiorentina in October, Conte’s Italian champion has been in devastating form, not conceding a goal in its impressive league run and pulling itself back from the dead in the Champions League.
“When I see something that’s going wrong, I’m lucky in that I have bright players who listen to me and look to correct those errors,” said Conte, whose side has won 13 of its 15 league matches.
Friday’s win was perfect preparation for its Champions League showdown at Galatasaray on Tuesday. Juventus only needs a draw in Istanbul to qualify for the last 16, despite a shaky group stage which has seen it win only once.
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