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.

Serie AMorata strike gives Juventus victory over Spezia06/03/2022 AT 16:20 Wojciech Szczesny was the busier of the two goalkeepers in the opening period, but then out of nowhere Juventus edged in front. Juan Cuadrado was set free on the counter-attack and his teasing cross was bundled over the line inadvertently by defender Yoshida. Moise Kean, who took the place of the rested Dusan Vlahovic, then won the visitors a penalty and Morata tucked it away with aplomb.

It wasn't until close to the hour-mark that Juventus landed their first shot on goal in open play as Wladimiro Falcone repelled Kean's shot. Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers The troubled hosts had the perfect chance of halving the deficit when Adrien Rabiot handled inside the box, but Szczesny came to his side's rescue, keeping Antonio Candreva's penalty out with a strong one-handed save. There was nothing Szczesny could do about Abdelhamid Sabiri's 84th-minute free-kick, which took wicked deflection and ended up in the back of the net.

That could have made things interesting, but Sampdoria's hopes were quickly killed when Morata's header restored Juve's two-goal advantage just minutes later. The results allows Juventus some breathing space in their quest for the top-four. They're now nine points above