Rome (AFP)
Game postponed for Juventus: the Turin club needed a victory on the lawn of Udinese on Thursday to be crowned Italian champions again, but it was beaten 2-1 by the Friulian club in search of maintenance.
When will this ninth scudetto in a row arrive, the 36th in the history of Juventus? The most obvious appointment is set for Sunday, the 36th day.
If Juventus, at home, beat Sampdoria Genoa, they will be titled for sure and this defeat in Udine will remain a simple twist.
But the coronation could arrive on Saturday, when the Turinese will be in front of their television, depending on the results to come from the pursuers of the bianconeri, from Atalanta Bergamo (2nd) to Lazio Rome (4th) via Inter Milan ( 3rd).
On Thursday, Juventus played too average a game to earn the three points they needed and their current form remains worrying as they approach their Champions League round of 16 second leg against Lyon on August 7.
The game began with a clumsy header from Danilo, saved by Szczesny's post, which almost looked like a goal against his side.
Then, Juve pushed, with in particular a nice strike from Ronaldo, and it was rewarded by opening the scoring by De Ligt (42nd).
The young Dutchman sprang 40 meters from Udinese's goals, stepped forward with the ball and struck hard from the right, low to the ground, into Musso's small net.
Juve were then virtually champions but it didn't last very long. Shortly after the break, Nestorovski took advantage of Alex Sandro's gross oversight at the mark to equalize with a header (52nd).
Finally, in extra time, the Franco-Ivorian Seko Fofana, author of a big match and a good season, scored a good goal by taking the best of De Ligt (2-1, 90th + 2).
Essential in the perspective of maintaining Udinese (15th), this success also extends the suspense at the top of the standings. Juventus missed their first match point. He has three left.
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