Victorious Juve close in on third straight title


Juventus' Sebastian Giovinco (L) is tackled by Udinese's Gabriel Silva during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Friuli stadium in Udine April 14, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

ROME (Reuters) - Two goals in 10 first half minutes from Sebastian Giovinco and Fernando Llorente were enough for Juventus to close in on their third straight Serie A title with a 2-0 stroll at Udinese on Monday.

The win sent them eight points clear of AS Roma at the top on 87 points with five games remaining as a scudetto that has rarely looked in doubt heads towards the dominant Turin side.

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