Serie A roundup: Juventus sink Roma through Rabiot strike to close gap at top

  • 12/30/2023
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Adrien Rabiot’s second-half goal earned Juventus a 1-0 home win against Roma as they moved within two points of the Serie A leaders, Internazionale. Juve got the breakthrough two minutes after halftime when Rabiot, left unmarked by the Roma defence, received a flick from Dusan Vlahovic inside the box and calmly slotted home. Federico Chiesa thought he had extended Juve’s lead just before the end, receiving a deflected ball inside the box and turning it in, but was flagged offside. Juve finish the year in second place with 43 points from 18 games behind Inter, who drew 1-1 at Genoa on Friday and have 45. Jose Mourinho’s Roma are seventh with 28 points. Christian Pulisic ensured Milan ended the year on a high by scoring a second-half goal that secured a 1-0 home win over Sassuolo. In the 59th minute, the American broke the deadlock by skilfully chipping the ball over Sassuolo keeper Andrea Consigli after receiving Ismael Bennacer’s defence-splitting pass. Milan had two goals disallowed. The first came early when Olivier Giroud provided an offside cross to Bennacer and the second just after the half-hour mark when Rafael Leão’s finish was cancelled out for offside in the buildup. Milan are in third place with 36 points, narrowing the gap to the leaders, Internazionale, to nine.

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