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Juventus Stun Ambitious Inter Milan as Dybala Shines (2-0)


Mon 09 Mar 2020 | 12:28 AM
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A wonderful winning goal from substitute Paulo Dybala sent Juventus back to the top of Serie A with a 2-0 victory over ambitious rivals Inter Milan at an empty Allianz Stadium on Sunday. The game was played without fans present after the Italian government ordered that all matches are held behind closed doors until April 3.

The Old Ladies who opened the scoring through Aaron Ramsey, lead on 63 points, one ahead of Lazio and nine clear of Inter in third, although Antonio Conte still has a postponed game set to be played.

Midfielder Ramsey fired home the first goal from close range soon after the break and was also involved in the second. Juventus's Argentine forward Dybala exchanged passes with the Wales international on the edge of the area before dribbling around defender Ashley Young and showing great invention to find the bottom corner of the net.

Juventus found the breakthrough 10 minutes into the second half when Matuidi’s cutback was taken off the toe of Cristiano Ronaldo by Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni, only to fall into the path of Ramsey who drilled a shot home via a deflection.

Dybala who started off as a substitute made a huge impact after his introduction, controlling a long pass with his first touch before playing a one-two with Ramsey,  swiftly dribbling past Young and prodding in with a deft finish after 67 minutes.

Ronaldo aimed to make his mark on his 1,000th official game as he chased a Serie A record of scoring in 12 straight games and he came close in stoppage time as his shot swerved narrowly wide before he dragged a low effort beyond the far post.