Federico Bernardeschi then sealed it by scoring his first Serie A goal in nearly two years by knocking in a rebound of Ronaldo's shot midway through the second half. But we stayed together as a team.”For his 31st goal in 32 matches, Ronaldo completed a set piece when Miralem Pjanić rolled across a free kick for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to fire into the far top corner in first-half added time.Federico Bernardeschi then sealed it by scoring his first Serie A goal in nearly two years by knocking in a rebound of Ronaldo's shot midway through the second half.Ronaldo banged a penalty kick off the crossbar in the 89th.Still, Juventus moved an insurmountable seven points clear of Inter Milan with two games remaining and can now switch its focus to the Champions League.The Bianconeri host Lyon in the delayed round-of-16 second leg on Aug. 7 needing to overturn a 1-0 loss from February. It was difficult to get our heads back into it after three months. Lazio moved level on points with third-place Atalanta, one point behind Inter Milan, and eight behind Juventus. Still, Juventus moved an insurmountable seven points clear of Inter Milan with two games remaining and can now switch its focus to the Champions League. “We started a new era, a new philosophy, ran into so many difficulties, but we continued to give our all throughout, even when there were so many slip-ups.“It was so complicated beyond the field, too; the world changed in three months. For his 31st goal in 32 matches, Ronaldo completed a set piece when Miralem Pjanić rolled across a free kick for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to fire into the far top corner in first-half added time. Bonucci dedicated the title to Juventus fans who were victims of the coronavirus. At the final whistle, Juventus players danced in celebration and embraced each other before the empty stands inside the Allianz Stadium. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)Juventus' Federico Bernardeschi celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Sampdoria at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, July 26, 2020. If Juventus can do that, it will advance to the final eight in Lisbon. And now for nine years running.Juventus is the undisputed leader of Italian soccer.Cristiano Ronaldo scored the go-ahead goal and Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 Sunday to secure the Turin club’s record-extending ninth straight Serie A title.At the final whistle, Juventus players danced in celebration and embraced each other before the empty stands inside the Allianz Stadium.It was Juventus’ first title under coach Maurizio Sarri, who brought in a completely new system.“It was the most beautiful title, because it was the most difficult,” said defender Leonardo Bonucci, who has been wearing the captain’s armband with Giorgio Chiellini injured. Before the break for the coronavirus pandemic. If Juventus can do that, it will advance to the final eight in Lisbon.“Now we need to recuperate our energy and focus on Lyon,” Bonucci said.It was a bittersweet night, though, as Juventus lost both right back Danilo and forward Paulo Dybala to injury in the first half.Danilo clashed heads with a defender while Dybala pulled up with an apparent left thigh issue.Juventus entered the break for the coronavirus pandemic with a one-point lead over Lazio in what was expected to be a two-way fight for the title but the Roman club struggled for much of the restart.Sampdoria ended with 10 men when Morten Thorsby picked up his second yellow for a foul on Pjanić.A hat trick moved Ciro Immobile within three goals of overtaking Gonzalo Higuain’s single-season record for Serie A with two matches remaining.Immobile netted two penalties and also scored a magnificent strike in Lazio’s 5-1 win at Hellas Verona.
Andrew Dampf is at https://twitter.com/AndrewDampfTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Manager Maurizio Sarri blamed the fixture congestion for his side’s lacklustre showing, who clinched their ninth straight Scudetto over the weekend after beating Sampdoria. A hat trick moved Ciro Immobile within three goals of overtaking Gonzalo Higuain’s single-season record for Serie A with two matches remaining. It was a bittersweet night, though, as Juventus lost both right back Danilo and forward Paulo Dybala to injury in the first half. Ronaldo scores again as Juventus seals 9th straight titleNearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of crises: POLL Coronavirus updates: Florida reports 4th day of record deathsAuthorities break up alleged sex party in crackdown on gatherings amid coronavirusWisconsin Republicans 'stand ready' to kill mask requirementJuventus' Cristiano Ronaldo, second left, celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Sampdoria at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, July 26, 2020. Also, Torino was held 1-1 at already-relegated Spal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 31st goal of the Serie A season as Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 to win the title for a ninth successive time. Juventus is the undisputed leader of Italian soccer. Versus Lokomotiv, the Coach explained that Ronaldo was suffering from a slight injury… (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)Ciro Immobile celebrates scoring a penalty against Hellas during Italian serie A soccer match between Verona and Lazio, at the Bentegodi stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, July 26, 2020. More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP—Sports He now has 34 goals in 34 matches — three more than Ronaldo atop the Italian league’s scoring chart. ROME (AP) — Before the break for the coronavirus pandemic. If Juventus can do that, it will advance to the final eight in Lisbon. It was Juventus’ first title under coach Maurizio Sarri, who brought in a completely new system. And now for nine years running. (Paola Garbuio/Lapresse via AP)Cristiano Ronaldo scored the go-ahead goal and Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 to secure the Turin club’s record-extending ninth straight Italian league title