Dusan Vlahovic shot Juventus to inside one level of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with the decisive strike in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Frosinone, as Lewis Ferguson stored high-flying Bologna within the Champions League positions. Serbia ahead Vlahovic headed dwelling the winner with 9 minutes remaining on the Stadio Benito Stirpe after Jaime Baez had equalised for the hosts following Kenan Yildiz’s opener early in his first Juve begin. Massimiliano Allegri’s aspect now await the results of Inter’s dwelling conflict with Lecce, which Inter need to face with out injured star striker Lautaro Martinez and Italy left-back Federico Dimarco.

Vlahovic, who has had a difficult season, is on six league objectives and was unfortunate to finish the match with no brace when his precision 89th-minute strike was dominated out for offside.

“There was the desire to win, to help the team and make the fans happy in that goal,” Vlahovic informed DAZN.

“A striker is obviously not happy when they don’t score, or not consistently, but I work hard every day to give something to the team.”

Teen starlet Yildiz turn out to be Juve’s youngest ever overseas Serie A goalscorer along with his gorgeous near-post end, which got here after he weaved his well beyond three defenders.

German-born Yildiz, 18, a reported goal for Arsenal and Liverpool, got here in for injured Federico Chiesa and stated he now has to take his teammates out to dinner to have a good time.

“For me, this is too great. Thanks to everyone. To the fans, they are crazy. Look at them!” he stated.

The one detrimental be aware for Juve was Alex Sandro and Manuel Locatelli each struggling accidents.

Alex Sandro had left the sphere halfway by means of the primary half with cramp, the Brazilian defender has already missed a lot of the season with a hamstring damage.

Ferguson strikes

It was Frosinone’s first defeat at dwelling since they misplaced to Napoli within the first week of the season. They hammered the Italian champions 4-0 within the Italian Cup in midweek.

Eusebio Di Francesco’s aspect are 14th on 19 factors, seven factors above the relegation zone.

Scotland’s Ferguson thumped dwelling the profitable header with 4 minutes remaining on the Stadio Dall’Ara as Bologna continued their outstanding season with a 1-0 win over Atalanta.

Thiago Motta‘s aspect will go into Christmas in fourth, one level forward of Fiorentina after a hard-fought win, their sixth in a row at dwelling in Serie A.

Ferguson’s bullet header was the fourth purpose of what has been a formidable second season in Italy for the 24-year-old, who has been a key man for a Bologna workforce which additionally knocked out Inter from the Italian Cup midweek.

“It’s up there with the most important,” stated Ferguson of his winner.

And Ferguson, who additionally has Euro 2024 to look ahead to subsequent summer time, is bullish about Bologna’s possibilities of Champions League qualification.

“Of course it’s possible. It’s possible for anyone. But just now we’re in a good moment, we’re getting the right results,” he added.

“We work so hard… everyone is together at the club, and we’re all pushing in the same direction. There’s a real belief.”

Atalanta are actually 5 factors behind Bologna in seventh after their seventh defeat of an inconsistent season so far.

Ivan Ilic’s mishit cross gave Tenth-placed Torino a 1-1 dwelling draw with struggling Udinese.

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