Juventus win fifth consecutive Serie A Femminile title
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Juventus have been crowned Serie A Femminile champions for the fifth consecutive season thanks to their 3-1 victory over Sassuolo on Saturday afternoon.
Juve have dropped just seven points all season and have been able to hold off stiff competition from a strong Roma, who won 8-0 against Sampdoria in their own match.
Veteran forwards Barbara Bonansea and Cristiana Girelli, both of whom could have a big role to play for Italy at Euro 2022 this summer, gave the Bianconeri a 2-0 first half lead.
Michela Cambiaghi threatened to make it interesting when she pulled a goal back for Sassuolo early in the second half, but Lisa Boattin restored the two-goal cushion to make sure of the win. It means that, with only one game left to play, Roma are now too far behind to catch up.
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Incredibly, Juve have now won Serie A in each of the five years since they came into existence, having taken over the license of local existing mid-table club Cuneo in 2017.
This is also the final season of Serie A’s semi-professional era, with the Italian Football Federation recently announcing that the league will join the likes of England’s WSL and Spain’s Primera Division by turning fully professional as of 2022/23.
Juve will complete the league season when they travel to face third-placed AC Milan next weekend and also have the chance to complete a domestic double when they meet Roma in the Coppa Italia final on 15 May – they last achieved the feat in 2018/19.
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The global pandemic exacerbated gender inequality issues in a number of countries, and that is why in 2022 four new project leads are focused on using football to make a real difference to girls' lives in remote communities across Uganda and India. To find out more click here.
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