BERGAMO, Italy — Gonzalo Higuain and Gianluigi Buffon combined to help Juventus beat Atalanta 1-0 for a crucial away victory in the first leg of their Italian Cup semifinal on Tuesday. After three minutes on a foggy night, Higuain finished off a counterattack by dribbling around a defender and scoring from the centre of the area. “It was important to score and also keep a clean sheet,” Higuain said. Two days earlier, Buffon celebrated his 40th birthday. Juventus is aiming to win its fourth straight Italian Cup while Atalanta is looking to reach the final for the first time in 22 years, since losing in 1996 to Fiorentina.

Source: National Post January 30, 2018 21:45 UTC