Dusan Vlahovic shot Juventus to inside two factors of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a shocking double in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Sassuolo. Serbia striker Vlahovic struck twice from distance within the first half on the Allianz Stadium in Turin to assist Juve to their sixth straight win in all competitions and maintain the stress on fierce rivals Inter. “We attempt to put together each match as if it had been our final… we’re pleased with the win, let’s hope we are able to maintain going,” mentioned Vlahovic to DAZN.

The 23-year-old put the hosts forward within the fifteenth minute when left on their lonesome close to the sting of the penalty space, from the place his dipping shot flew previous Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.

And he took his league tally to 9 eight minutes earlier than the break with a superb free-kick which once more left Consigli greedy at skinny air.

Juve once more did not put in a very spectacular show however Sassuolo did not create sufficient and Federico Chiesa made completely positive of the factors within the 89th minute when he bundled house his sixth aim of the season.

Chiesa has once more struggled with accidents this season and returned from a knee downside simply earlier than the hour mark instead of younger gun Kenan Yildiz.

“I am happy Federico scored, he deserved it. We have identified one another a very long time and we’re good mates, the aim will assist him,” added Vlahovic.

“However who scores is just not necessary, it is that we win matches.” 

Juve can now declare prime spot on the weekend as they journey to Lecce on Sunday whereas Inter contest the revamped, four-team Italian Tremendous Cup in Riyadh.

Inter tackle Lazio within the semi-finals on Thursday and even when they lose they will not play what would have been subsequent weekend’s house conflict with Atalanta till the tip of February.

A visit to high-flying Fiorentina will observe the Tremendous Cup for Inter on the finish of this month earlier than a showdown with Juve on the San Siro in early February. 

That match might be key to the title race as Juve look extraordinarily powerful to beat and, regardless of by no means hitting the heights Inter have hit when it comes to performances, simply can not cease successful matches.

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