Juventus has found late goals from Khephren Thuram and Teun Koopmeiners to seal a 2-0 home victory against Hellas Verona in Serie A – A fifth consecutive victory for the Thiago Motta team.
Juventus managed 27 shots in a dominant projection, but had a hard time finding a way after the visit of the goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo, who produced a series of backups to deny the Giants.
But Thuram found a way to spend the heroic Verona goalkeeper in the 72nd minute, marking with a net shot around the penalty point, and replacing him Koopmeiners doubled the advance with a low shot from a tight angle in the 90th minute.
Juventus is up to fourth place in the ranking on 52 points, six against leaders between Milan and two above Lazio in fifth. Verona is 14th, four points above the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, in Spain, the League match on Monday evening between Villarreal and Espanyol was canceled due to heavy rains.
The decision was made for a few moments before kick -off at the Ceramica Estadio in Villarreal with thousands of spectators already in the ground.
