Higuain scores, Juventus defeats Roma

Early this morning (December 18), Juventus defeated AS Roma 1-0 at home in round 17 of the Italian Championship (Serie A).

Higuain celebrates after scoring a classy goal. Photo: Reuters

Before this match, Roma was in extremely good form, winning 8 of the last 10 matches. But then Juventus once again extinguished Roma's burning fire with their cold play.

In the 14th minute of the match, Gonzalo Higuain opened the scoring for Juventus with an extremely powerful goal. Receiving the ball from Sami Khedira, the Argentine striker bravely broke through the middle, passed two AS Roma players and then fired a powerful left-footed shot into the opponent's net.

Video clip of the goal in Juventus's win over Roma. Source: Youtube

After this goal, Juventus returned to their familiar tight defensive style and completely dominated the game. Although AS Roma had more possession (60%) of the ball, they did not create any significant chances. If goalkeeper Wozciech Szczesny had not made 5 excellent saves, the away team would have lost more heavily.

In the end, Juventus won 1-0 to break away in the championship race. Coach Massimiliano Allegri's team now has 42 points, 7 points ahead of second-placed Roma.

According to TTO