Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic celebrates his second goal during his side's 3-0 Serie A win against Salernitana in Salerno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
A brace from Dusan Vlahovic gets Juventus back to winning ways in Serie A.
ROME, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Juventus ended their three-game winless streak with a 3-0 win away to Salernitana, as Dusan Vlahovic ended his goal drought by bagging a brace while fellow Serbian Filip Kostic added another.
A troubled few weeks for Juventus have seen the club docked 15 points for inflating transfer fees to boost gains, as well as only collecting one point in the previous three Serie A games. Vlahovic started upfront to form an attacking trident with Kostic and Angel Di Maria, while Fabio Miretti got the nod in the middle of the park.
The away side broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when Miretti was tripped in the box, and Vlahovic stepped up to convert the resultant penalty.
Juventus' Angel Di Maria (L) evades the attentions of Salernitana's Lassana Coulibaly. (Str/Xinhua)
Juve doubled the lead before halftime as a poor Salernitana clearance fell for Vlahovic, whose wayward attempt turned into an assist for Kostic to tap in from close range.
Vlahovic sealed the win straight after the break as substitute Nicolo Fagioli threaded through for the Serbian to complete the scoring.
Despite the win, Juve remain down in tenth place with 26 points, 13 points off fourth-placed Lazio.■
