Rome (AFP)

Badly defeated by the tough Lokomotiv Moscow, Juventus beat Paulo Dybala, two-time goalscorer, to give the Turin club a 2-1 win on Tuesday and confirmation of their first place in Group D of the Champions League.

Moscow defended very well during the whole match, then a little less well for a second - one too many - the one left by their bodyguards in Dybala in the 77th minute.

This tiny time, the Argentine took the opportunity to send a shot from champion, left and outside the surface, to the small net Guilherme, to bring the Juve 1-1.

Then two minutes later, he was still the fastest after a shot by Alex Sandro, painfully pushed back by the goalkeeper of the Russian club, to score the goal of 2-1.

Dybala came out soon after, replaced by Bernardeschi, and took advantage of the standing ovation of Juventus Stadium and Buffon's accolade.

The Argentinian needed it after a difficult start to the season, where he could feel less desired. Juve, who needed money, did not necessarily retain it and Higuain, reassembled block, took the place in point.

- Seamless journey -

But Dybala showed that he remained a class striker and his two goals allowed Juve to remain at the top of his group, with seven points after three games, as much as Atletico Madrid and four more than Lokomotiv ( 3rd).

The road to qualification was clearly clear Tuesday and Juve continued its course without fail this season, with nine wins and two draws in 11 games in all competitions.

His match was not particularly brilliant until Dybala came on the scene. Widely dominating, the Turinese had an infinite ball possession without doing much.

Faced with Muscovites where they found some old acquaintances - the ephemeral Turin-based Howedes, the former Inter Milan player Joao Mario and Eder, another Portuguese European champion with Ronaldo - they were even led for a long time.

It was indeed Miranchuk who opened the scoring in the 29th minute on a particularly poorly defended by Juventus, Bonucci in the lead.

But after the break, with the entry of Higuain instead of Khedira and Rabiot instead of Matuidi, pressure Turin was too strong for Moscow. It lacked a little talent to make it happen and Dybala did it.

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