Bologna v Juventus
2017-18 Italian Serie A
Miralem Pjanic - 27'
Mario Mandzukic - 36'
Blaise Matuidi - 64'
Juventus cruise to easy win over Bologna to move into second
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Reigning champions Juventus stormed back into second place in the Serie A table.
A day after Napoli removed Inter Milan from first place with their confident victory at Torino, Massimiliano Allegri's Bianconeri went to Bologna and won 3-0 to also leapfrog the Nerazzurri.
Miralem Pjanic fired Juve ahead with a sumptuous free kick before the half-hour mark and then turned provider for Mario Mandzukic, who hooked home at the far post.
After the break, Blaise Matuidi confirmed the outcome with a screamer into the bottom corner, bringing Juve to within a point of Napoli heading into the last round of fixtures before Christmas.
Game Information
Renato Dall'Ara
2:00 PM, 17 December 2017
Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 29,270
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | +41 | 64 |
| AC Milan | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | +21 | 54 |
| Napoli | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | +12 | 50 |
| AS Roma | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | +18 | 50 |
| Juventus | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 46 |
| Como | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | +22 | 45 |
| Atalanta | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | +14 | 45 |
| Sassuolo | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 35 |
| Lazio | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | +1 | 34 |
| Bologna | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 33 |
| Udinese | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 32 |
| Parma | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 32 |
| Cagliari | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 29 |
| Genoa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 27 |
| Torino | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -22 | 27 |
| Cremonese | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -15 | 24 |
| Lecce | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 24 |
| Fiorentina | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| Pisa | 25 | 1 | 12 | 12 | -22 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -27 | 15 |
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