Juventus winning streak ends in Fiorentina draw

December 06, 2014 | 10:14

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The result meant the champions could see their lead at the top of Serie A trimmed to just a point if second placed Roma defeat struggling Sassuolo on Saturday.

Fiorentina's Matias Ariel Fernandez (C) fights for the ball against Juventus' Paul Pogba (L) and Kingsley Coman during their Italian Serie A football match in Florence. (AFP/ANDREAS SOLARO)

ROME: Juventus saw their six-match winning run in all competitions come to an end on Friday (Dec 5) in a dour 0-0 draw at Fiorentina.

The result meant the champions could see their lead at the top of Serie A trimmed to just a point if second placed Roma defeat struggling Sassuolo on Saturday.

Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri named teenager Kingsley Coman as a surprise starting striker alongside Fernando Llorente with Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata left out of the starting line-up which indicated thoughts turning to the Italians' Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Friday's match was in stark contrast to the thriller these two sides served up last season when Fiorentina came back from 2-0 down to beat the Turin giants 4-2.

Fiorentina, in eighth place and three points off the Champions League places, also saw their best player, Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado limp off with an injury five minutes from time.

Juventus struggled to make any impact and had to wait until after the interval for a first attempt on target when Patrice Evra's drive was saved by Norberto Neto.

For the home side, German international Mario Gomez, who scored his first goal in eight months last weekend, was unable to find a way through and was replaced by Babacar Khouma with 20 minutes left.

AFP

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