Samuel Iling Junior scores winner for Juventus at Atalanta to take Old Lady second, Victor Osmihen breaks Serie A record
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Updated 07/05/2023 at 19:38 GMT
Juventus were lifted into second spot in Serie A after their English teenager Samuel Iling Junior pounced to score his first goal for the club on his full debut. The goal came after the hour mark, before a second arrived via Dusan Vlahovic. Napoli celebrated winning the title as Victor Osimhen became the highest-scoring African player in the league's history in a 1-0 win over Fiorentina.
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Juventus secured 2-0 win at Atalanta in part thanks to Samuel Iling Junior’s first goal for the club, on Sunday afternoon.
Atalanta were tough opponents, particularly in the second half, but they could not convert any of their chances.
Instead, striker Dusan Vlahovic scored in the 97th minute to make the home side pay for their profligacy.
It took almost an hour for Juve to break the deadlock, but 19-year-old Englishman Iling Junior struck after releasing Adrien Rabiot on the left flank, before the French midfielder sent in a cross that was ultimately deflected into the path of the teenager, who tapped in.
Atalanta then went close with Giorgio Scalvini, who headed against the post.
Marten de Roon then had a shot from distance which brought appeals for a penalty, but the referee was not convinced there was a handball.
There was a late scare for Juventus when Davide Zappacosta sent a shot against a post, with a low shot that had Wojciech Szczesny well beaten.
Juventus are now up to second. Atalanta remain in sixth spot, three points off fifth-placed AC Milan.
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Victor Osimhen is now the top scoring African player in Serie A history.
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Meanwhile, Napoli celebrated winning the Serie A with a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
The headlines belonged to Victor Osimhen once again after he scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot.
It ensured Osmihen became the highest-scoring African player in Serie A history, overtaking George Weah's total of 47 goals in the division.
However, that only told part of the story after Fiorentina shot-stopper Pietro Terracciano saved an earlier spot-kick from the Nigeria international just after the restart.
The result leaves Napoli 17 points clear at the top of the table with four games remaining while Fiorentina sit eighth, leaving their hopes of European qualification all but mathematically over.
Elsewhere, Monza left it late to claim a 1-1 draw at Torino.
Antonio Sanabria scored just after half-time, before the away side levelled on 86 minutes through Gianluca Caprari. The result leaves Monza in 10th, just behind Torino in ninth due to their head-to-head record.
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