Kean goal earns Juventus narrow win over Roma

TURIN: Juventus continued their march up the Serie A standings with a 1-0 win over AS Roma in Turin on Sunday, as Moise Kean's unorthodox early goal sealed a fourth consecutive league win for the Turin club.

Rodrigo Bentancur's header ricocheted off Kean's head and into the back of the net after 16 minutes in the game's decisive moment.

But Jose Mourinho's side were furious when Tammy Abraham put the ball in the net but the goal was not allowed to stand because referee Daniele Orsato had already whistled for a penalty. Jordan Veretout took it and his effort was saved by Wojciech Szczesny.

Juve are seventh with 14 points, level with Lazio and Atalanta above them and one point behind fourth-placed Roma.

Also on Sunday, Atalanta beat Empoli 4-1 away, Cagliari dominated Sampdoria 3-1, Udinese and Bologna played out a 1-1 draw, and Genoa shared the spoils with Sassuolo at 2-2. Agencies

Juventus vs Roma Player Ratings

Based on the performance in the match, the experts have come out with the ratings of these players from the both sides.

Juventus

Wojciech Szczesny: 7/10, Danilo: 6/10 Leonardo Bonucci: 5/10, Mattia De Sciglio: 7/10, Juan Cuadrado: 5/10, Rodrigo Bentancur: 6.5/10, Manuel Locatelli: 5.5/10, Federico Bernardeschi: 6/10,Federico Chiesa: 3.5/10, Moise Kean: 7/10.

AS Roma

Rui Patricio: 5/10, Rick Karsdorp: 5/10, Gianluca Mancini: 6/10, Roger Ibanez: 4/10, Matias Vina: 4/10, Bryan Cristante: 5.5/10, Jordan Veretout: 5/10, Lorenzo Pellegrini: 5/10, Nicolo Zaniolo: 5/10, Tammy Abraham: 6/10, Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 5/10.

Juventus vs Roma Results