Juventus thank their lucky stars as ‘Fatal Verona’ hand them a lifeline | Nicky Bandini


Cristiano Ronaldo could only watch as Juventus squeaked into the Champions League thanks to Napoli falling at the last

Juventus spent the final seconds of the 2020-21 season huddled around a mobile phone they had borrowed from a journalist. After nine consecutive Serie A titles, the team that hoped to play a leading role in a breakaway European Super League had been reduced to waiting and watching somebody else decide whether they could finish among Italy’s top four.

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Kessie from the spot again!

Milan secure Champions League qualification and second place in Serie A to go with it! ⚫

Juventus grab the final Champions League place as Napoli slip up against Verona ⚫⚪ pic.twitter.com/onHMHiiv9N

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Caro Rino, sono felice di aver trascorso quasi due stagioni con te. Ringraziandoti per il lavoro svolto, ti auguro successi ovunque tu vada. Un abbraccio anche a tua moglie e ai tuoi figli. Aurelio De Laurentiis

Atalanta 0-2 AC Milan, Bologna 1-4 Juventus, Napoli 1-1 Verona, Sassuolo 2-0 Lazio, Spezia 2-2 Roma, Torino 1-1 Benevento, Inter 5-1 Udinese, Cagliari 0-1 Genoa, Crotone 0-0 Fiorentina, Sampdoria 3-0 Parma

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