Juventus through in Coppa Italia
Juventus cruised into the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia as goals in either half from Jonathan David and Manuel Locatelli sealed a 2-0 win over Udinese.
The 15-time winner - unbeaten in its last eight matches across all competitions - showed no signs of its run run under Luciano Spalletti ending here.
After dominating the early exchanges, Juventus hit the front in the 23rd minute at Allianz Stadium when David diverted Weston McKennie's cross beyond Razvan Sava.
David was denied a stunning second when he rifled the ball into the roof of the net 10 minutes later, but the goal was chalked off for an offside against the Canadian forward.
Juventus was unable to double the lead before half-time, and was initially struggling to break down Udinese's stern defensive rearguard as it hunted to kill the game off.
Its moment came in the 68th minute when Juan Cabal was fouled by Matteo Palma inside the penalty area, with the decision given following a VAR review on the challenge.
Locatelli, who had replaced Federico Gatti early in the second half, assumed responsibility of the spot-kick and coolly dispatched from 12 yards to all but secure the victory.
After scoring his first goal for Juventus against Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League, Lois Openda thought he added further gloss to the scoreline in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, but a VAR review confirmed Joao Mario was offside in the build-up.
