Juventus' title party delayed by disappointing loss to resilient Udinese

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Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri and his boys were in jubilant mood as they stepped onto the pitch tonight to tackle their Serie A opponent Udinese. The reason for the mood is not far-fetched. A win over Udinese today would have crowned them the champions of Italian Serie A for the 2019/20 season. 
However,  a surprise was lying in wait for Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates as they stepped onto the pitch. In an impressive first half performance, Juventus took the lead in the 42nd minute via their young defender Mathias De Ligt as they entered the half time break 1-nil up and 45minutes away from being crowned Champions. 
The 2nd 45minutes nonetheless were to be a different ball game as the home side Udinese levelled proceedings on the 52nd minute via Nestorovski to make it 1-1 on the night. From then onwards, it was a frustrating odyssey for Juventus as Udinese showed some resilient piece of defending to thwart all efforts from the awaiting Champions, before finally breaking their heart with a dying minute winner scored by Stephan Fofana at the 91st minute to make it 2-1 in favour of the home side.
Sarri and his players will have to wait a little longer before being crowned Champions. They now need to get 3points in their next game to be crowned Champions. Oh Cristiano!

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