Adrien Rabiot scored a goal in each half to lead Juventus to a 4-2 home win over bottom club Sampdoria, advancing to seventh place and closing in on the European Championship qualification spots in Serie A.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri’s team has 38 points, four points behind Atlanta, sixth.
Gleeson Bremer gave Juventus the lead with a header 11 minutes after the start.
Rabiot strengthened the hosts’ advantage with another header, after a cross pass from Fabio Meriti in the 26th minute..
The away team responded with two goals within 72 seconds after just over half an hour of play.
Tommaso Augello pulled one back, then Philip Djuricic equalized, shutting down the Juventus fans.
But Rabio restored Juventus’ lead with a direct shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 64th minute.
Juventus’ pressure paid off when Matthias Sully made it 4-2 after following a rebound from Sampdoria goalkeeper Martin Türk in the fourth minute of stoppage time..
Sampdoria remained in last place with 12 points from 26 games, 12 points behind safety.
