“It’s a very happy moment and lifting my first trophy as a coach makes it even better,"
It was Juve’s ninth Super Cup title, taking it two above
The match showcasing the Serie A and Italian Cup champions is normally regarded as little more than a friendly. It used to be the traditional season curtain-raiser in August but has been played in December or January several times over the past few seasons.
“It was a tough game and the pitch was difficult, but the team stayed focused and we’ve won an important trophy which will give us a confidence boost," Ronaldo said. "Now we must use that to win our upcoming fixtures. As for the league, it’ll be a difficult race, but we’ll be in it.”
It was a cagey match, with few genuine scoring opportunities, but
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Atalanta missed the chance to go third in Serie A after being held to a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Udinese in a rearranged match.
Udinese stunned Atalanta by scoring in the opening minute but
Atalanta remained sixth, a point below the top four and 10 adrift of league leader
The match in
Udinese, which had lost four of its past five matches, got off to a great start when Pereyra cut in from the right and placed an angled drive between keeper Pierluigi Gollini’s legs to give his side the lead after 23 seconds.
Atalanta dominated possession but it was Udinese which looked the more threatening. However, the visitors levelled moments before the interval when Muriel gathered the ball just outside the area and beat two players before slotting past keeper
Udinese had the ball in the net four minutes from time but defender Marvin Zeegelaar’s strike was ruled out for his foul on Gollini.
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