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Juventus clinch dramatic victory against Hellas Verona

Chris John
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Juventus clinch dramatic victory against Hellas Verona

Juventus moved to the top of Italy's Serie A with a last-second 1-0 home victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday, thanks to Andrea Cambiaso's goal.

Juve finally scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time when Cambiaso tapped in after Arkadiusz Milik's header hit the post.

Massimiliano Allegri's team squandered 24 chances, with Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa among those to blame.

Juve currently leads Serie A with 23 points, one more than Inter Milan, who play AS Roma on Sunday. Verona are 16th in the table with eight points.

"The team deserved this victory and played in an organised manner, that was the most important thing," Allegri told Sky Sports Italia.

Moise Kean scored early in the game after a brilliant run from midfield, but Dusan Vlahovic was just offside when the ball deflected off him.

Verona's best chance came just before halftime, when Federico Bonazzoli unleashed a close-range volley that Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny saved well.

Kean's frustration was compounded when he scored with a header just before the hour mark, but the goal was disallowed because he elbowed Verona defender Davide Faraoni.

Kean's night ended with a yellow card after he angrily tossed away the ball after a free kick was awarded against him, and he was replaced by Chiesa.

"He (Kean) did not deserve to come off, but when two goals are disallowed and he gets booked, I thought this is really not his night," Allegri said.

Juve next travel to Fiorentina, who are fifth in the standings, on Nov. 5.

Chris John