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
9:00 AM, December 17, 2017
Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 29,270
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | +54 | 87 |
| Napoli | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | +22 | 76 |
| AS Roma | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | +28 | 73 |
| Como | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +36 | 71 |
| AC Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | +18 | 70 |
| Juventus | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | +27 | 69 |
| Atalanta | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | +15 | 59 |
| Bologna | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | +3 | 56 |
| Lazio | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | +1 | 54 |
| Udinese | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 50 |
| Sassuolo | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 49 |
| Torino | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -19 | 45 |
| Parma | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -18 | 45 |
| Cagliari | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 43 |
| Fiorentina | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | -9 | 42 |
| Genoa | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 41 |
| Lecce | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | -22 | 38 |
| Cremonese | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -25 | 34 |
| Hellas Verona | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | -36 | 21 |
| Pisa | 38 | 2 | 12 | 24 | -45 | 18 |
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