DBasia.news – The 1-0 victory of Juventus against Roma already strengthens their position as the leader of Serie A table. The additional three points make them as the victory of 2018-2019 Serie A half season.
Juventus got a series of injury when they played against AS Roma at Allianz Stadium on the 17th-week of Serie A, Saturday (22/12). Juan Cuadrado, Joao Cancelo, and Andrea Barzagli got injured.
Performed home, Juventus played aggressively since the beginning. Mattia De Sciglio, Alex Sandro, and Giorgio Chiellini were taking a turn in threatening AS Roma’s goal.
Despite the reaction, AS Roma couldn’t compensate for Juventus performance. Consequently, they got conceded at 35′.
Started from the penetration of Mattia De Sciglio in the left side of AS Roma’s defense, the Italian defender sent the cross passing. Mario Mandzukic utilized the pass to bring the host won.
After scoring the goal, Juventus reduced the attack. Consequently, AS Roma could penetrate the defense of Massimiliano Allegri squad.
However, AS Roma failed to score the goal until the match ended. Juventus won 1-0.
The victory brings Juventus to score a new record in Serie A. I Bianconeri won 16 of 17 matches in that competition.
The only defeat was on the match against Genoa. Cristiano and Ronaldo just played 1-1.
Besides that, the victory against AS Roma ensured Juventus to be the winner of 2018-2019 Serie A half season. I Bianconeri collected 49 points, 8 points higher than Napoli as the runner-up.