Juventus wrap up Serie A season with Sampdoria thumping

Serie A champions Juventus concluded their campaign emphatically by inflicting a 5-0 thrashing on 10-man Sampdoria aided by a double from Paulo Dybala.

Massimiliano Allegri’s men warmed up for next week’s Coppa Italia final against AC Milan by bouncing straight back from their shock 2-1 defeat to Verona to canter to victory in front of a rapturous home crowd.

Five first-team regulars were restored to the Juve starting XI after Verona ended their 26-game unbeaten run last weekend and the hosts needed just five minutes to open the scoring through a Patrice Evra header before Sampdoria defender Milan Skriniar was dismissed following a clumsy challenge on Mario Mandzukic.

Dybala’s subsequent penalty marked his 18th league goal of the season, with the Argentina international’s 19th coming in style as he swept home from the edge of the area.

Giorgio Chiellini marked his 400th appearance for the club with a rare goal before a Leonardo Bonucci tap-in concluded the rout five minutes from time.

While Juventus were officially presented with the league title for a fifth consecutive season, defeat meant Samp ended the season having won just two of their last 10 games, piling pressure on coach Vincenzo Montella, who was already subject to fan protests during the defeat to rivals Genoa last weekend.

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