REGGIO EMILIA, Italy: Gianluigi Buffon lifted the last trophy of his glittering Juventus career after his team beat Atalanta 2-1 in the Italian Cup on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to put some shine on a disappointing season. It was a record-extending 14th Italian Cup title for Juventus, and a first for star forward Cristiano Ronaldo after the Bianconeri lost the final last year. About 4,300 supporters were allowed to attend after the Italian government gave its approval for the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia to be at 20 percent capacity. Dejan Kulusevski and Federico Chiesa scored for Juventus, either side of Ruslan Malinovskyi's equalizer for Atalanta shortly before halftime. It was Pirlo's second trophy in his first season as a coach, having steered Juventus to the Italian Super Cup in January.

Source: Manila Times May 19, 2021 23:15 UTC