Adrien Rabiot’s second-half goal earned Juventus a 1-0 home win against Roma on Saturday as they moved within two points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
Rabiot latched onto a flick from Dusan Vlahovic inside the box and calmly slotted home.
Juve finish the year in second place with 43 points from 18 games behind Inter, who drew 1-1 at Genoa on Friday, while Jose Mourinho’s Roma are seventh.
Third-placed AC Milan beat Sassuolo 1-0 earlier in the day.
Federico Chiesa thought he had extended Juve’s lead just before the final whistle, receiving a deflected ball inside the box and turning it in, but was flagged offside.
Line-ups
Juventus
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Szczesny
- 4Gatti
- 3Bremer
- 6Danilo
- 22Weah
- 16McKennieSubstituted forRuganiat 90+6′minutes
- 5LocatelliBooked at 77mins
- 25Rabiot
- 11KosticSubstituted forIling-Juniorat 75′minutes
- 9VlahovicSubstituted forMilikat 76′minutes
- 15YildizSubstituted forChiesaat 66′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Chiesa
- 13Huijsen
- 14Milik
- 17Iling-Junior
- 20Miretti
- 23Pinsoglio
- 24Rugani
- 36Perin
- 41Nicolussi Caviglia
- 47Nonge
Roma
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Rui PatrÃcio
- 23Mancini
- 14Llorente
- 5N’Dicka
- 43Kristensen
- 4Cristante
- 16ParedesBooked at 68minsSubstituted forEl Shaarawyat 74′minutes
- 52BoveSubstituted forPellegriniat 64′minutes
- 59ZalewskiSubstituted forAzmounat 80′minutes
- 21Dybala
- 90Lukaku
Substitutes
- 2Karsdorp
- 7Pellegrini
- 11Belotti
- 17Azmoun
- 19Çelik
- 20Renato Sanches
- 37Spinazzola
- 60Pagano
- 61Pisilli
- 63Boer
- 92El Shaarawy
- 99Svilar
Live Text
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Match ends, Juventus 1, Roma 0.
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Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Roma 0.
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Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus).
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Substitution, Juventus. Daniele Rugani replaces Weston McKennie because of an injury.
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Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
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Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Evan N’Dicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
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Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
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Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Hand ball by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
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Offside, Juventus. Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
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Hand ball by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
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Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
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Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
