Rugani Scores Late To Help Juventus End Winless Run With 3-2 Victory Over Frosinone – News18

MILAN: Daniele Rugani scored deep in stoppage time to assist Juventus finish its winless run with a 3-2 victory over lowly Frosinone — and keep away from league chief Inter Milan extending its already appreciable benefit on Sunday.

The in-kind Dušan Vlahović had already scored twice within the first half, thanks to 2 assists from United States worldwide Weston McKennie, and he additionally turned supplier late on as Juventus snapped a run of 4 matches with out a win.

Second-placed Juventus moved to inside six factors of Inter, which has performed two fewer matches and visits relegation-threatened Lecce later. AC Milan was enjoying Atalanta later.

It was a fourth straight loss for Frosinone and left it three factors above the drop zone.

Juventus was trying to get again to profitable methods after solely choosing up two factors from its previous 4 matches.

And issues seemed to be going to plan when it took the lead with lower than three minutes on the clock. McKennie managed a ball excessive and crossed from the suitable for Vlahović to fit into the far backside nook.

However, Walid Cheddira headed within the equaliser 11 minutes later and the guests turned the match round fully within the twenty seventh when Marco Brescianini fired in after an awesome via ball from Emanuele Valeri.

Juventus levelled 5 minutes later as McKennie managed a cross from Andrea Cambiaso and located Vlahović, who curled into the underside left nook for his fifteenth league aim of the season and his ninth in seven matches.

McKennie was compelled off three minutes from time with a left shoulder harm after touchdown awkwardly.

Just because it appeared Juventus was heading for an additional winless match, the ever-harmful Vlahović nodded on a nook to the again submit for Rugani to fireplace dwelling from the tightest of angles within the fifth minute of stoppage time.

COACHING DEBUT

Zito Luvumbo additionally netted late for relegation-threatened Cagliari to grab a 1-1 draw at defending champion Napoli and spoil coach Francesco Calzona’s Serie A debut.

Napoli had seemed to be heading for a primary win in 4 matches after Victor Osimhen was left fully unmarked to move in a cross within the 66th minute earlier than Luvumbo leveled within the sixth minute of stoppage time.

In one other blow, Osimhen limped off six minutes from time seemingly injured and can now be a doubt for subsequent week’s matches in opposition to Sassuolo and Juventus.

Osimhen had solely simply returned from the Africa Cup of Nations, the place he helped Nigeria attain the ultimate. His first match again was Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Barcelona within the Champions League — the place he additionally scored.

That was Calzona’s first match in cost after changing the fired Walter Mazzarri on Monday.

Calzona, who can be coach of the Slovakia nationwide crew, had by no means managed at membership stage though he had two spells as a Napoli assistant.

Napoli remained ninth, whereas Cagliari moved stage with Hellas Verona and Sassuolo, which is seventeenth and within the final spot above the relegation zone.

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