E.l Juventus hit the bottom this Sunday and, after having fallen at home against the newly graduated Benevento (0-1) for a goal from the Argentinian Adolfo Gaich, finished third in the standings, ten points behind the leader Inter de Milan, which approaches the title by leaps and bounds.
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, leaving the field visibly disappointed was the image that best describes the state of mind of a powerless Juventus, who, after being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League against him Postage, He sees his last chance to keep the league title for the 10th consecutive year.
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The men from Andrea Pirlo they were ten points behind leader Inter, with the same number of games, with eleven laps to go. They fell for the Benevento van Filippo Inzaghi, who spent four years scoring 89 goals at Juventus in his player career and who produced a game of great tactical attention, suffering and dedication that was rewarded twenty minutes before the end, when Pirlo’s team provided another serious distraction.
The Brazilian Arthur Melo issued a horizontal pass that passed his penalty area and Gaich, attentive to the pressure, intercepted it, anticipating the Brazilian Danilo Luiz Da Silva already Leonardo Bonucci and exceeded the Polish target Wojciech Szczesny to give Benevento an advantage. It was the Argentinian forward’s second goal in Serie A, after the one he scored two weeks ago, in his first game as a starter, against him. Herb.
Juventus’ response was spearheaded by Cristiano, who approached the equalizer with a Chilean effort and a powerful shot into the area repelled by the Benevento goalkeeper. Lorenzo Montipó, but Juventus could not avoid another setback.
It was the fourth defeat of the year for a Juventus who could not chain this course for more than three consecutive victories and who sees the ‘Scudetto’ getting closer and closer. Milan.
EFE