Cagliari 0 Juventus 2: Bonucci leads champions a step closer to title
Posted Wednesday, April 03, 2019 by Goal.com
Juventus are now 18 points ahead of Napoli at the top of Serie A, thanks to Leonardo Bonucci and Moise Kean giving them a win at Cagliari.
Juventus took another step towards an eighth successive Serie A title on Tuesday thanks to a 2-0 win over Cagliari at Sardegna Arena.
Without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala and the ill Mario Mandzukic, it fell to Leonardo Bonucci to head in the opener midway through the first half.
Moise Kean scored his fourth goal in three games to seal the points late on, as Massimiliano
The win took Juve 18 points clear at the top, with Napoli playing their game in hand against Empoli on Wednesday.
Juve overcame a sluggish start to take the lead 22 minutes in, Bonucci nodding in Federico Bernardeschi's corner from the left.
Blaise Matuidi headed a good chance for a second over the bar, and it was a miss that should have been punished six minutes before the break, when Joao Pedro side-footed high and wide.
Kean, who has been something of a revelation in Ronaldo's absence, had a quiet first hour but wasted a fine chance to make it 2-0 when he prodded a bouncing ball straight into the gloves of Alessio Cragno.
Substitute Alberto Cerri threatened with a header, but Kean ended the hosts' resistance when he tapped in Rodrigo Bentancur's drilled cross from the right with five minutes remaining.
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With no Ronaldo, Dybala, Mandzukic, Douglas Costa, Juan Cuadrado and Sami Khedira, this was always likely to be a difficult trip for Juve at the beginning of a crucial month in their season.
As it was, they saw out the win with minimal fuss courtesy of some solid performances from a handful of back-up players, ensuring their grip on the title remains firm as they prepare for a double-header against AC Milan and Ajax.
Cagliari's three-game winning run at home came to an end, but they remain unlikely to be dragged back into a relegation scrap.
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