Sampdoria 1-3 Juventus: Alvaro Morata scores twice for visitors
Alvaro Morata scored twice as Juventus beat Sampdoria to maintain their grip on fourth place and stay in touch in the Serie A title race.
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Morata double as Juve warm up for Villarreal with Sampdoria win
ROME: Alvaro Morata scored twice as Juventus extended their unbeaten run with a 3-1 win over Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, to boost their confidence days before their Champions League decider against Villarreal.
Sampdoria 1 Juventus 3 - Juventus keep up Serie A title chase with win at Sampdoria after Alvaro Morata double
Juventus are now just four points shy of Serie A leaders AC Milan after Massimiliano Allegri's side emerged 3-1 winners at relegation-threatened Sampdoria. An Alvaro Morata double and an own goal from Maya Yoshida done the damage as the Bianconeri extended their unbeaten run this calendar year. Ad/> Despite a below-par first-half performance, the Old Lady led by two goals at the interval, making the most of their only chances.
Juventus squeeze past Spezia to boost late title push
Juventus continued their slow creep into the Serie A title race on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Spezia which moved them to within five points of leaders Inter Milan. Alvaro Morata scored for the first time since mid-January with 20 minutes on the clock at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to keep Juve on the heels of champions Inter, who hammered Salernitana 5-0 on Friday.
Serie A result - Alvaro Morata strike gives unconvincing Juventus slender victory over Spezia
Alvaro Morata's first-half strike was enough to give Juventus victory against Spezia despite an unconvincing display in their Serie A clash. The only goal of the game came after 21 minutes when Dusan Vlahovic stole the ball just outside the penalty area and flicked a pass to Manuel Locatelli who immediately played the ball on to Morata in the left hand side of the area, and the Spaniard finished with aplomb.
Arsene Wenger returns to play huge role in Arsenal blockbuster Champions League transfer attempt
Mikel Arteta is using his strong admiration for Arsene Wenger as a big reason to pursue one of the best strikers in world football currently.
"A ver si la FIFA tiene los huevos de eliminar a Rusia"
Wojciech Szczesny vuelve a cargar contra Rusia. El portero de la Juventus y de Polonia se había posicionado en contra de jugar la repesca para el Mundial de Qatar ante los rusos debido a los dramáticos hechos de Ucrania: «Mi mujer es ucraniana, mi hijo tiene sangre ucraniana, y muchos de mis trabajadores lo son, todas personas fantásticas. Ver el sufrimiento y el miedo en sus caras me hace pensar que no puedo quedarme callado como si no fuera nada. Putin ha declarado guerra a todos los valores que representa Europa. El 26 de marzo hubiéramos tenido que jugar contra Rusia, y aunque se me parta el corazón mientras lo escribo, mi conciencia no me permite jugar. Rechazo jugar contra jugadores que representan los valores y los principios de Rusia, rechazo estar en el campo escuchando el himno de Rusia».
On this Day in 2011: Obafemi Martins scores late winner in the Carling Cup final
Substitute Obafemi Martins scored a last-minute winner as relegation-threatened Birmingham stunned Arsenal in the Carling Cup final on this day in 2011.