Juventus privateer in Udine, fourth-place goal comes from Boga

Another heavy victory in the fourth-place perspective for Juventus, which after its success over Pisa imposes itself 1-0 on a historically hostile field such as Udinese. Spalletti left David on the bench relying on Yildiz as a false nueve, a move that proved decisive with the Turk signing the assist for Boga’s goal that unlocked the result at 38′. In the second half Udinese had a great chance to equalize but Ekkelenkamp wasted it.

The Friulians tried to push but risked more than anything else to be doubled: Conceiçao signed the double, again on an assist from Yildiz, but the goal was disallowed for an offside by Koopmeiners. Miretti also went close to 2-0, but Okoye kept his side afloat until the triple whistle. Zaniolo’s plays were not enough to even the score.Juventus brought home three heavy points, climbing to 53 and ending Saturday in fourth place pending Como-Roma. The Friulians, on the other hand, remain stuck at 36 points, outside the top 10.

Earlier in the day, Napoli beat Lecce 2-1 in a comeback at the Maradona Stadium. Antonio Conte’s team scored its third consecutive league victory thanks to goals from Hojlund and Politano and consolidated its third position in the standings, moving up to 59 points, +8 from Como and Roma and -1 from second-placed Milan. Di Francesco’s team played a dazzling first half but dropped in the second half: in the standings it remains 16th on 27 points, + 3 above the relegation zone. Fear of an illness of Banda in the final part of the match: the Lecce player, who was immediately rescued, left the field in the final part of the match.

Inter, on the other hand, tried to forget the disappointment for the derby lost to Milan by resuming the Scudetto race in front of their own public, but Atalanta managed to snatch a point from the home team in the final, with a goal disputed by the Beneamata and in particular by coach Chivu, who arrived to take two yellow cards and the consequent expulsion within a few seconds.

The advantage of Inter over Milan has now become eight points, which can shorten to five in case of success with Lazio on Sunday night at the Olimpico.