Juventus clinched their ninth consecutive Italian league title on Sunday, 36th overall, thanks to their 2-0 home win over Sampdoria Genoa on Matchday 36 of Serie A. Two days before the end of the championship , the Turin club are seven points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan and can therefore no longer be joined.
Ronaldo's brand
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.
Objective: the Champions League
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.