Andrea Cambiaso scored as Juventus ended a four-match winless streak within the league. Picture: AFP
MILAN:
Captain Lucas Da Cunha scored an excellent second-half winner as Como gained 2-1 at Cagliari on Saturday to maneuver degree on factors with fourth-placed Roma in Serie A, as Juventus ended their four-match league winless streak.
A 3rd straight league victory for Cesc Fabregas’s aspect retains the strain on Roma, who go to Genoa on Sunday, within the struggle for Champions League qualification.
Como, who’ve by no means performed in a European competitors, will then host the capital membership subsequent weekend.
Sixth-placed Juventus stayed only one level behind that pair with a powerful 4-0 house victory over Pisa.
“I favored the best way the lads reacted as we speak, as this efficiency proves what the crew is made from, they’ve a fantastic mentality that’s rising recreation by recreation,” Fabregas, whose Como aspect drew 0-0 with Serie A leaders Inter Milan of their Italian Cup semi-final first leg in midweek, advised DAZN.
“We have been all exhausted as we speak, there have been so many matches in a row, we have been so drained.
“That’s the reason that is the win I’m most happy with this season. It’s genuinely a serious step ahead for the crew.”
Como took an early lead at Cagliari when Martin Baturina turned in Da Cunha’s mishit shot however the house aspect levelled 11 minutes after half-time by means of Sebastiano Esposito.
The guests secured all three factors, although, within the 76th minute, as Frenchman Da Cunha hammered a long-range strike into the highest nook.
Juve ended their anticipate a primary league win since February 1 by seeing off Pisa with 4 second-half targets.
Andrea Cambiaso nodded in Kenan Yildiz’s dinked cross from shut vary 9 minutes after the interval earlier than Juve doubled their lead within the sixty fifth minute.
Backside membership Pisa gave the ball away on the sting of their very own field, Manuel Locatelli drilled a shot off the publish, and Khephren Thuram slotted within the rebound for his first objective since September.
Yildiz fired in his tenth objective of the marketing campaign with 1 / 4 of an hour left, earlier than Jeremie Boga rounded off the scoring in added time.
Seventh-placed Atalanta’s European hopes suffered a blow regardless of combating again to seize a 2-2 house draw with Udinese.
Raffaele Palladino’s males, who host Bayern Munich of their Champions League last-16 first leg subsequent week, at the moment are 5 factors behind Roma and Como.
Thomas Kristensen and Keinan Davis scored in both half to place Udinese in management.
However Gianluca Scamacca’s header with quarter-hour to play halved the deficit and the Italy striker pounced on a rebound to degree 4 minutes later.
