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 hold the stress on fierce rivals Inter. “We try to prepare every match as if it were our last… we’re happy with the win, let’s hope we can keep going,” mentioned Vlahovic to DAZN.

The 23-year-old put the hosts forward within the fifteenth minute when left on their own 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 dwelling his sixth objective of the season.

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

“I’m pleased Federico scored, he deserved it. We’ve known each other a long time and we’re good friends, the goal will help him,” added Vlahovic.

“But who scores is not important, it’s that we win matches.” 

Juve can now declare high spot on the weekend as they journey to Lecce on Sunday whereas Inter contest the revamped, four-team Italian Super 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 dwelling conflict with Atalanta till the tip of February.

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

That match could possibly 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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