Juventus

Pjanic stars as Juventus rise

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Juventus moved second in Serie A after a trademark Miralem Pjanic free-kick led the reigning champions to a comfortable 3-0 win at Bologna on Sunday, while AC Milan were plunged further into crisis by a heavy loss at lowly Verona. Massimiliano Allegri's Juve are on 41 points, just a point behind leaders Napoli after leapfrogging Inter Milan, who suffered aRead more

Juventus close gap as Napoli, Inter held

Napoli - Muslimchronicle

Juventus closed the gap at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over bottom club Benevento on Sunday as leaders Napoli were held by Chievo and Inter Milan drew 1-1 against Torino. Amato Ciciretti's first-half opener for Benevento stunned Juventus before Gonzalo Higuain and Juan Cuadrado scored after the break to seal three points for the six-time defendingRead more

Juventus president banned for year over illegal ticket sales

Milan - Muslimchronicle

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has been banned for a year for his role in the sale of tickets to fan groups, the Italian Football Federation said Monday. The 41-year-old was also fined 20,000 euros ($23,770) while champions Juventus copped a fine of 300,000 euros ($356,000). Agnelli was accused of helping sell tickets to ultras fans, several of whom have linksRead more

Judge Barcelona, Juventus on results not transfers, coaches argue

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde warned against snap judgements on his side and Juventus' Champions League aspirations despite losing key players in the transfer market. The sides meet in their competition opener on Tuesday (1845 GMT) in a rematch of a quarter-final clash won 3-0 on aggregate by Juventus last season. Barca are still coming to terms with the loss ofRead more

Higuain takes Juve closer towards scudetto

Milan - Arab Today

Gonzalo Higuain’s brace sent Juventus eight points clear in Serie A with a 2-0 win at struggling Pescara on Saturday, as Napoli capitalised on a Roma slip-up to boost their Champions League hopes. Argentina striker Higuain, who hit a new league record of 36 goals for Napoli last season, took his tally to 23 to trail Roma’s Edin Dzeko andRead more

Takes Hiatus from Moroccan Football Team

Rabat - Arab Today

Moroccan footballer Medhi Benatia has decided to take a hiatus from Morocco’s national soccer team in order to devote himself to his club Juventus, he announced on his official website on Wednesday. Benatia, who was the captain of the national football team during the 2017 African Cup of Nations (CAN2017) in Gabon, said, “You know the attachment I feel toRead more

Dybala penalty double puts Juve in control in Italian Cup

Turin - Arab Today

Paolo Dybala's second-half penalty double put holders Juventus in control with a 3-1 win over Napoli in the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Spaniard Jose Callejon had given the visitors the lead after 36 minutes as the hosts looked out of sorts at home in Turin. But Dybala's double on 47 and 69 minutes, either sideRead more

Potent new Juventus face Porto acid test

Milan - ArabToday

A potent new attacking formation that has sent Gonzalo Higuain towards another top scorer's award faces the acid test Wednesday when Juventus take on Porto away in the last 16 of the Champions League. Juventus, beaten 3-1 by Barcelona in the 2015 final, are en route to a record sixth Serie A crown and remain many pundits' favourites to challengeRead more

Italian first-division soccer result/standings

Rome - ArabToday

Following are the results and standings of Italian Serie A: Played on Friday Juventus 4 Palermo 1 Playing on Saturday Atalanta Crotone Empoli Lazio Playing on Sunday Bologna Inter Milan Sampdoria Cagliari Pescara Genoa Chievo Verona Napoli Udinese Sassuolo Roma Torino AC Milan Fiorentina Standings (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Juventus 25Read more

Juventus hot-shot Higuain keeps Roma, Dzeko at bay

Milan - Arab Today

Gonzalo Higuain struck his 21st Serie A brace to go level top of the Serie A scoring charts in a 2-0 win at Cagliari that edged Juventus closer to a record sixth consecutive scudetto Sunday. Higuain's 17th and 18th goals of the league season means the Argentina striker is tied with Edin Dzeko, who missed a penalty then made amends withRead more