Turin (Italy): Moise Kean scored twice while Emre Can and Blaise Matuidi netted one goal each as Juventus cruised to a 4-1 victory over Udinese in a warm-up for the Bianconeri’s decisive Champions League clash next week with Atletico Madrid.
Juve, who lead Serie A by 19 points over Napoli, had little to fear from 15th-place Udinese and coach Massimiliano Allegri felt confident in resting Cristiano Ronaldo, Mario Mandzukic and defensive anchor Giorgio Chiellini Friday night.
The 19-year-old Kean grabbed the opportunity in the absence of big guns, as he first scored the equalised before drawing up the penalty to set up a third goal.
The Turin giants boosted their record to 24 wins and three draws for a total of 75 points, making the side a virtual lock to win an eighth consecutive Serie A title.
Paired with Federico Bernardeschi up front, Kean opened the scoring in the 11th minute with his first Serie A goal, getting an assist from Alex Sandro. The youngster’s second goal came on a brilliant individual effort in the 39th minute, when he cut off a ball from Udinese’s Seko Fofana in midfield, raced 30 yards and caught the visiting goalkeeper off guard to make it 2-0 for Juve.
Kean forced a penalty in the 67th minute and Can converted to increase Juve’s lead to 3-0. Matuidi made it 4-0 in the 71st, heading in a cross from Rodrigo Bentancur. Udinese’s Kevin Lasagna scored a consolation goal for the visitors in the 85th minute.
