Rome (AFP)
Juventus clinched their ninth consecutive Italian title on Sunday, 36th overall, thanks to their 2-0 home win over Sampdoria Genoa on Matchday 36 of Serie A.
Two days from the end of the championship, the Turin club is seven points ahead of Inter Milan, second, and can therefore no longer be joined.
This scudetto is the first to be won under the orders of Maurizio Sarri, which extends the incredible series initiated by Antonio Conte (three titles) and continued by Massimiliano Allegri (five coronations).
He especially bears the mark of Cristiano Ronaldo, already author of 31 goals in 36 days and who, despite his 35 years, did not seem affected by the sequence of matches every three days and in full heat, consequence of the three months interruption caused by the coronavirus.
On Sunday against Sampdoria, he scored the first goal, was behind the second and missed a penalty in the dying moments.
In the middle of the week, Juventus, which is not going through an extraordinary period, missed a first match point by losing 2-1 on the lawn of Udinese.
Before leaving in search of a 10th consecutive title next season, the Piedmontese club can now turn to the Champions League, its main goal for several years.
Beaten 1-0 by Lyon in the round of 16 first leg, the Bianconeri are in a precarious situation and elimination at this stage of the event would give their season a much less positive turn.
Full results of the 36th day:
Friday
AC Milan - Atalanta Bergamo 1 - 1
Saturday
Brescia - Parma 1 - 2
Genoa - Inter Milan 0 - 3
Naples - Sassuolo 2 - 0
Sunday
Bologna - Lecce 3 - 2
AS Rome - Fiorentina 2 - 1
Cagliari - Udinese 0 - 1
Hellas Verona - Lazio Rome 1 - 5
SPAL - Torino 1 - 1
Juventus Turin - Sampdoria Genoa 2 - 0
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