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Kwadwo Asamoah scored the only goal as Juventus won the first of three games against Fiorentina over the next 12 days.<\/p>\n
The Ghana winger struck just before half time to cement the Old Lady’s position at the top of Serie A.<\/p>\n
The victory also gives Antonio Conte’s men confidence for their next two meetings with the Viola in the last 16 of the Europa League.<\/p>\n
Fiorentina are the only team to have beaten Juve in Serie A all season and without the suspended Andrea Pirlo, the Bianconeri could well have feared for their flawless record at home this season.<\/p>\n
There was no need for that concern in the first half, though, as Juve stamped their authority on the game, leaving Fiorentina chasing shadows, and the ball.<\/p>\n
Conte’s men failed to do much with their possession, however, and a long ball which just touched the toe end of a full-stretch Carlos Tevez was indicative of how they were not quite getting to that final ball.<\/p>\n
Asamoah had two other good chances with a volley deflected behind and another shot just missing the far post, before converting his third chance.<\/p>\n
Asamoah skipped into the penalty area with a trick taking him past three Fiorentina defenders before his shot deflected into the far corner, off the inside of the post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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