Serie A: Juventus close in on title

Juventus could be crowned Serie A champions for the fifth year in a row on Monday after emerging victorious from a gritty encounter with Fiorentina.

A 2-1 victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi pushed Juve 12 points clear of second-placed Napoli and Gianluigi Buffon once again played the role of saviour as he saved Nikola Kalinic’s last-gasp penalty to secure all three points.

Juve were made to battle hard for the vital win – Kalinic had responded to Mario Mandzukic’s opening rocket before substitute Alvaro Morata managed to stab home the winner.

Sassuolo maintained their pursuit of a Europa League place by beating Torino 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico and are now just one point behind sixth-placed AC Milan. 

Nicola Sansone’s second-minute headed opener was cancelled out by Bruno Peres, who struck the killer blow at the end of a swift Torino counter-attack.

But the second half belonged to Sassuolo, with Federico Peluso nodding the ball home in the 75th minute before former Brentford …

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