Fan violence threatens to dampen Juve celebrations


Juventus' Andrea Pirlo (L) celebrates with his team mates Leonardo Bonucci (C) and Angelo Ogbonna after scoring against Torino during their Italian Serie A soccer match at Olympic Stadium in Turin April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus look set to wrap up their fourth successive Serie A title in the next seven days although the crowd violence which marred Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Torino could take the shine of their celebrations.

Coach Massimiliano Allegri, whose side host Fiorentina on Wednesday (1845 GMT), described the incidents as a "defeat for Italy" while ticket sales for their visit to Sampdoria on Saturday have been provisionally suspended by authorities.

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