Serie A | Juventus suffer first home league defeat for over two years

The Turin side was last beaten on their own ground in a Serie A match by Napoli in April 2018.

August 02, 2020 10:01 am | Updated 10:18 am IST - TURIN, Italy

Juventus' Federico Bernardeschi in action with AS Roma's Ibanez during the Serie A Juventus v AS Roma match at Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy on August 1, 2020.

Juventus' Federico Bernardeschi in action with AS Roma's Ibanez during the Serie A Juventus v AS Roma match at Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy on August 1, 2020.

Serie A champions Juventus suffered their first home league defeat for over two years when they finished the season by losing 3-1 against AS Roma on Saturday.

The Turin side, last beaten on their own ground in a Serie A match by Napoli in April 2018, have lost both their games since clinching the title one week ago and finished the campaign with 83 points, one ahead of Inter Milan.

Juventus, who host Olympique Lyonnais in a Champions League round of 16, second leg on Friday, rested several regulars including Cristiano Ronaldo but went ahead with a Gonzalo Higuain goal in the fifth minute.

Nikola Kalinic headed Roma level and Diego Perotti put the visitors ahead from a penalty before halftime. Perotti added the third in the 52nd minute following a dazzling run by Nicolo Zaniolo.

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