Juventus went three points clear at the top of Serie A thanks to victory over mid-table Chievo at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. An early strike by Alessandro Matri was followed by a second just before the break from Stephan Lichtsteiner, putting the visitors in control before Cyril Thereau reduced the arrears early in the second half. Thereau had a chance to level the scores shortly after...Full Story »

Substitute Alessandro Matri struck twice, including a stoppage- time winner against his former club, as Serie A leaders Juventus hit back to beat 10-man Cagliari 3-1 on Friday and extend their lead to 10 points. Cagliari went ahead in Parma when Chile's Arturo Vidal fouled Marco Sau in the area and Chilean striker Mauricio Pinilla dispatched the 16th-minute penalty. Juve, whose lead can be c...Full Story »

The Old Lady frontman has admitted he was happy to bag his first league strike of the season in a 4-1 victory over Roma to help extend his club's remarkable unbeaten run Juventus striker Alessandro Matri has admitted he was delighted to find himself of the scoresheet against Roma on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who joined the club from Cagliari in 2011, scored the third goal of the game as Th...Full Story »

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The Italy international has been tipped to move to AC Milan, but revealed that his desire is to stay with the Serie A champions Juventus striker Alessandro Matri insists that he has no plans to leave the Italian giants in the summer. The 27-year-old has been linked with a new challenge as the Bianconeri look to add to their squad in order to mount a serious challenge in the Champions League ...Full Story »

Juventus have announced on their official website that Leonardo Bonucci and Alessandro Matri have signed new contracts until 2017. Both players have been first-team regulars at Juventus since Antonio Conte took over at the club in the summer and have decided to add two years to their previous deals, which were due to expire in 2015. The move comes just two weeks after Paolo De Ceglie also si...Full Story »

Alessandro Matri scored twice as Juventus edged past Udinese 2-1 in the Turin snow to open up a four-point cushion at the Serie A summit. Matri opened the scoring three minutes before the break and then bagged the clincher for the Bianconeri in the 62nd minute after Antonio Floro Flores had equalised for the third-placed visitors in the 56th minute. Second-placed AC Milan can close the gap b...Full Story »

Alessandro Matri scored twice to help Juventus beat Serie A title rivals Udinese 2-1 on Saturday and extend their lead at the top to four points. Matri, the Italy forward, gave the hosts the lead just before the break with a tap-in after Fabio Quagliarella's effort had been saved, but Udinese equalised on 55 minutes through substitute Antonio Floro Flores on the counterattack. Parity lasted ...Full Story »

A brace from Alessandro Matri saw Juventus do their hopes of winning the Italian title the power of good on Saturday, seeing off fellow high-riders Udinese 2-1 in Turin. The win preserved Juve's unbeaten league record and opened up a provisional four-point lead over AC Milan, who host Cagliari on Sunday, while Udinese could see Inter Milan draw level with them if the Nerazzurri can win at Lecce...Full Story »

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Alessandro Matri scored twice to help Juventus beat Serie A title rivals Udinese 2-1 on Saturday and extend their lead at the top to four points. Matri, the Italy forward, gave the hosts the lead just before the break with a tap-in after Fabio Quagliarella’s effort had been saved, but Udinese equalised on 55 minutes through substitute Antonio Floro Flores on the counter...Full Story »