Juventus end Serie A with a defeat

Juventus lost to Roma 3-1 in their final match of the Serie A. The only goal was scored by Gonzalo Higuain for the old lady and for Roma two were scored by Diego Perotti and one by Nicola Kalinic. Cristiano Ronaldo was rested for the game due to upcoming Champions League fixtures.

However, Juventus have already won the league and are the champions of Italy for a ninth successive season. This was their 36th league title in total.

In other matches, Inter beat Atalanta 2-0 to finish as runner up’s behind Juventus while Atalanta ended the season on third. Napoli’s win over Lazio didn’t do much harm for the visitors, as they had already qualified for the Champions League.

Teams that have qualified for the Europa league are Roma, AC Milan, and Napoli.

SPAL and Brescia have already been relegated. While Lecce and Genoa are still fighting for their survival. Lecce host Parma and Genoa host Verona for their final league match.

Arsenal lift their 14th FA Cup

Arsenal beat Chelsea to lift their 14th FA Cup title and first under manager Mikel Arteta. The gunners won 2-1 with both goals scored by their talisman Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.

In a match full of injuries for Frank Lampard’s side, Cristian Pulisic had opened the scoring in the fifth minute of the game. Later Arsenal was awarded a penalty for a foul on Aubameyang by Azpilicueta, which the Gabonese international calmly converted. His second goal came in the second half which sealed the win for Arteta’s men.

Injuries to key players in both the halves made it difficult for Chelsea to recover. In the first half captain, Cesar Azpilicueta was off due hamstring injury and in second their man in form Cristian Pulisic was out with the same problem.

Mateo Kovacic was shown a red card after getting two yellow cards which could have been easily avoided.

This is Arsenal’s first trophy under coach Arteta and the gunners have improved immensely under the Spaniard.

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