Sassuolo stun Juve with last-gasp win
Sassuolo stun Juve with last-gasp win
Maxime Lopez stunned Juventus with a 95th minute winner at the Allianz Stadium which earned Sassuolo a 2-1 win on Wednesday to leave their opponents lagging behind in the title race.
French midfielder Lopez supplied a beautiful dinked finish after charging through on goal while Juve searched for a winner to condemn Massimiliano Allegri’s side to a tough defeat.
Juve are now 13 points away from league leaders AC Milan, who squeezed past Torino on Tuesday, and sit seventh after a result which was as disappointing as their performance.
Alessio Dionisi’s side meanwhile are up to ninth on 14 points, just one behind Juve.
Juve thought they had earned at least a point thanks to Weston McKennie, who headed the 76th-minute equaliser after Juve fell behind to Davide Frattesi’s strike a minute before the break.
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