Kean goal keep Juve in top six hunt

Juventus needed a second-half goal by striker Moise Kean to seal a 1-0 home win over Hellas Verona on Saturday and stay in the hunt for a top-six finish and a place in Europe. Victory left Massimiliano Allegri’s side in seventh place with 44 points, three behind sixth-placed AS Roma. “We knew the difficulties of this game, as Verona are physically strong and have quality, both teams had chances to score,” Allegri said to Sky Sport Italia. “We started the second half well and could’ve doubled our lead, we did not, but still brought home the result.” Ondrej Duda had Verona’s first chance early in the match, but his shot went straight at Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny.