The gap between the champions and chasing pack in Serie A looks as wide as it has ever done after Gonzalo Higuaín bulldozed Juve to a win over Roma
The numbers alone tell a story. Following a 1-0 victory over Roma, Juventus sit seven points clear at the top of Serie A. The Bianconeri have won 25 consecutive home matches, equaling a club record, and collected 100 points in this calendar year. They have been crowned as Serie A’s ‘winter champions’ – the unofficial title given to the team that leads the table at the season’s midway stage – with two games to spare.
And yet, an even more vivid picture of their domestic domination had been painted on the pitch at J-Stadium. Roma arrived as Serie A’s second-placed team, and boasting the division’s most prolific attack. They had beaten would-be contenders Lazio and Milan in their previous two matches and been heralded in the Italian press as the true “anti-Juve”.
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