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Kean scores winner to get Juve on brink of eighth straight scudetto

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Moise Kean came off the bench to claim a late winner and put Juventus on the brink of clinching the Serie A title.

If Napoli lose at home to Genoa on Sunday, Juve will be Italian champions for an eighth straight season.

Although Krzysztof Piatek gave the visitors a half-time lead in Turin, Paulo Dybala levelled with a penalty.

Then Kean, 19, who was racially abused during Wednesday’s win at Cagliari, sealed the fightback with his fifth goal in five games for Juve and Italy.

Milan took the lead when Tiemoue Bakayoko poked through for Piatek to calmly finish from the edge of the box for his 21st Serie A goal of the season.

It was Bakayoko’s eighth in 11 league games for Milan since a 35m euro move from Genoa in January – joining Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella at the top of the scoring chart.

Juve replied with Mario Mandzukic and Dybala testing Pepe Reina, before Bakayoko’s header was saved by Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny after the break.

Moments after that save, the hosts were awarded a penalty for Mateo Musacchio’s foul on Dybala, who slammed in the spot-kick for his 10th goal of the season before being replaced by Kean.

The teenage forward then fired over from a corner but Juve kept the pressure on, with Alex Sandro and Federico Bernardeschi going close before Kean fired home from Miralem Pjanic’s pass to leave fourth-placed Milan four games without a win.

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Milton Nyakundi

Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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