Contentious penalty helps Juve beat defiant Benevento

Soccer Football - Serie A - Benevento Calcio vs Juventus - Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy - April 7, 2018 Juventus' Douglas Costa in action REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

MILAN (Reuters) - Serie A leaders Juventus needed two penalties, the second a hugely controversial one awarded for an alleged trip on Gonzalo Higuain, to win 4-2 at bottom-of-the-table Benevento after the hosts twice came from behind to equalise on Saturday.

Paulo Dybala, sent off in the 3-0 Champions League defeat at home to Real Madrid on Tuesday, converted both spot kicks on his way to his third league hat-trick of the season. The main talking point, however, involved Higuain's role in winning the second penalty.