A stoppage-time winner from Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a seventh consecutive league victory, as the Old Lady battled past relegation-threatened Cremonese to consolidate their place in the Serie A top-four. Coming into the contest still searching for their first league victory of the campaign, the hosts started positively with plenty of possession inside the Juventus half. However, the Old Lady gradually grew into the match and came close to breaking the deadlock in a cagey opening half-hour, when Fabio Miretti curled a long-range strike narrowly over the bar.Despite a distinct lack of cutting edge in the final third, both sides continued to probe for a breakthrough before halftime. The best opportunity fell to Juventus’ Filip Kostić, who fired a blistering effort inches wide of the far post, with Marco Carnesecchi well beaten in the Cremonese goal.Tammy fails to score, but still gives Roma a victory (VIDEO)Massimiliano Allegri turned to his substitutes bench early in the second half, introducing both Federico Chiesa and Moise Kean. The positive changes almost had an immediate effect, with Juventus twice coming close before the hour mark. First, Miretti had a close-range effort palmed away by Carnesecchi, before Federico Gatti drilled a first-time strike wastefully wide of the target.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Despite the growing pressure from the visitors, Cremonese came agonisingly close to taking a shock lead with 20 minutes remaining, as Cyriel Dessers raced clear and struck the post with an angled effort. This narrow escape gave Juventus renewed energy going into the final 10 minutes, and after Carnesecchi denied Kean with a remarkable point-blank save, Arkadiusz Milik stepped up to fire home a brilliant free-kick, breaking Cremonese hearts and resistance in the final minutes.Beauty! Give Milik a contract already, Juventus. pic.twitter.com/n8a6V5gEOc— Max Statman (@emaxstatman) January 4, 2023 SERIE A – Matchday 16Wednesday Salernitana – Milan 1-2 (0-2)/Bonnazzoli 83 – Leao 10, Tonali 15/Sassuolo – Sampdoria 1-2 (0-2)Berardi 64 pen – Gabbiadini 25, Augello 28/Spezia – Atalanta 2-2 (2-0)/Gyasi 8, Nzola 31 – Hojlund 77, Pasalic 90+3/Torino – Verona 1-1 (0-1)/Miranchuk 64 – Djuric 45/Roma – Bologna 1-0 (1-0)/Pellegrini 5 pen/Lecce – Lazio 2-1 (0-1)/Strefezza 57, Colombo 71 – Immobile 14/Fiorentina – Monza 1-1 (1-0)/Cabral 19 – Carlos Augusto 61/Cremonese – Juventus 0-1 (0-0)/Milik 90+1/22.45: (2.45) Inter (3.40) Napoli (3.05)22.45: (1.70) Udinese (3.90) Empoli (5.50)***odds are subject to change
