Rome: Juventus ran riot to beat blundering AC Milan 4-0 here Wednesday night at the Stadio Olimpico and lift the Italian Cup for a fourth consecutive year.
Juve are now poised to become the first Italian team to complete the League and Cup double four years in a row after their 13th Italian Cup triumph.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side are one point away from claiming a seventh consecutive Serie A title with two games to play and could seal it this weekend against Roma again at the same venue.
“It’s not that Juve have to win, but I’m now unfortunately used to the idea that people take our victories for granted,” said Allegri. “Nothing is to be taken for granted.”
The Turin giants put their foot on the gas after a balanced first half with Gennaro Gattuso’s Milan crumbling with two errors from young goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and a Nikola Kalinic own goal gifting the cup to Juventus.
Mehdi Benatia opened the floodgates after 56 minutes for the first of a double on the night for the Moroccan with Douglas Costa also finding the net, before Kalinic’s blunder after 76 minutes.
The match had been dubbed a duel between Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon who at 40 is set to retire and Donnarumma, 19, his touted replacement in the Italian national team. While Buffon kept a clean sheet Donnarumma finished the night in tears after a game to forget.
Allegri may not leave Juventus
Rome: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri who has been linked with a move to Arsenal in place of Arsene Wenger, hinted Wednesday that his job is far from over with his present club. “There are still a lot of challenges to conquer at Juventus,” Allegri said. “No offers have been made to me and if made, I would say, that we have to win the Serie A championships this season and the next as well as do well in the Champions League next season.” Analysts have been predicting of being a prime target for Arsenal, but the Italian himself has poured water over the discussions.
Agence France-Presse
