Serie A: Ekong’s Udinese delay Juventus title celebration

William Troost-Ekong’s Udinese on Thursday night, delayed Juventus Serie A ninth title celebration, with a hard-fought win at home.

Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt had put the defending champions ahead three minutes before the break in Udine.

But a diving Ilija Nestorovski header seven minutes after the break got Udinese level with Seko Fofana netting the winner in injury time.

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Juventus remain six points ahead of second-placed Atalanta with three games left to play, and have another chance to seal the title for the 36th time at home against 14th-placed Sampdoria on Sunday.

Udinese earned a precious three points to move up to 15th position on the Serie A log.