Juventus made to wait for title after shock loss at Udinese

TURIN: Juventus, who have won only one of their last five games and have dropped 18 points from winning positions this season, stay on 80 points followed by Atalanta with 74 and Inter Milan on 73 with three games each to play.

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Udinese's Ilija Nestorovski celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal agains Juventus in their Serie A match at Dacia Arena, Udine, Italy, on Thursday

Juventus must wait to claim a ninth successive Serie A title after they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Udinese on Thursday after Seko Fofana scoring a stoppage-time winner with a solo goal.

Needing a victory to wrap up the title with three games to spare, Juve produced another strangely subdued performance but went ahead with a long-range shot by defender Matthijs de Ligt three minutes before halftime.

However, Ilija Nestorovski's diving header and Fofana's superb individual effort stunned the Turin side on a stifling evening.

Juventus, who have won only one of their last five games and have dropped 18 points from winning positions this season, stay on 80 points followed by Atalanta with 74 and Inter Milan on 73 with three games each to play.

Fourth-placed Lazio have 72 points after beating Cagliari on Thursday and now have three matches remaining. The win took Udinese up to 15th place on 39 points, seven points clear of the relegation zone. Agencies

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