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 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | +49 | 79 |
| Napoli | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | +19 | 70 |
| AC Milan | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 67 |
| Juventus | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | +28 | 64 |
| Como | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | +31 | 62 |
| AS Roma | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | +19 | 61 |
| Atalanta | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | +15 | 55 |
| Lazio | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | +4 | 48 |
| Bologna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +1 | 48 |
| Udinese | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 47 |
| Sassuolo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 46 |
| Parma | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -15 | 42 |
| Torino | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 41 |
| Genoa | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 40 |
| Fiorentina | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 37 |
| Cagliari | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 36 |
| Lecce | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 32 |
| Cremonese | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -25 | 28 |
| Hellas Verona | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -33 | 19 |
| Pisa | 35 | 2 | 12 | 21 | -38 | 18 |
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