Juventus defeated Frosinone 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday, reducing Inter Milan’s lead at the top of Serie A to a single point.
Unbeaten in their last 12 matches, Juventus now have 40 points from 17 games. Inter, who are a point ahead, played Lecce later on Saturday.
Juve took the lead when their early pressure on Frosinone saw goalkeeper Stefano Turati fluff his clearance as the ball fell to midfielder Filip Kostic, who found Turkey international Kenan Yildiz ahead of him.
The 18-year-old, making his first start for Juve, cut through three defenders to fire in at the near post with an impeccably timed finish in the 12th minute.
But Juve lost their advantage six minutes into the second half when Jaime Baez, who replaced an injured Pol Lirola, chased Ilario Monterisi’s lofted through ball and fired past onrushing keeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Frosinone were on the verge of another big result after Tuesday’s 4-0 Italian Cup win at Italian champions Napoli, but were undone in the 81st minute when Juve’s Vlahovic rose above the defence to head home Weston McKennie’s cross.
The Serbian striker found the net again in the 89th minute, but VAR chalked it off for offside. However, Juve held on to seal the three points and leave Frosinone 14th in the standings.
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