Milan misses out on Europe
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JUVENTUS won a second consecutive double when substitute Alvaro Morata’s extra-time goal secured a 1-0 Italian Cup final win over AC Milan which missed out on Europe for a third successive season on Saturday.
Juventus’s triumph also meant tiny Sassuolo, which has completed only three seasons in the top flight since making its Serie A debut in 2013-14, qualified for Europe for the first time.
Milan, which finished seventh in the league, looked the more dangerous team at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico but failed to take its chances.
Juventus, Serie A champion for the last five seasons, snatched the win 10 minutes from the end of extra time when Morata swept the ball home after a counter-attack from deep in their own half.
Meanwhile, several thousand fans gathered in the main square of Sassuolo which, with a population of about 40,000, is the smallest town ever represented in Serie A. Sassuolo finished sixth in the league, the highest-placed team outside the automatic European berths, and will play in the Europa League.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said his team had found the last few weeks heavy going, having wrapped up the Serie A title with three games to spare.
“It wasn’t easy for the players because they’d basically been without much motivation for the last few weeks and needed to get their minds back in the right place to win,” he said.
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