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Danish international Sofie Pedersen sealed a home win for Juventus women who marked the team's first game at the Allianz Stadium in Turin by playing on front of a record crowd for a top-flight women's game in Italy, three months before the start of the WorldPedersen seals win for Juve women in front of record crowd at Allianz Stadium
Danish international Sofie Pedersen sealed a home win for Juventus women who marked the team's first game at the Allianz Stadium in Turin by playing on front of a record crowd for a top-flight women's game in Italy, three months before the start of the World Cup in France. The championship-leading Juve women's team, who usually play their home games at Vinovo in the suburbs of the city, played rivals Fiorentina with 39,027 watching at the Allianz. Juventus decided against charging fans an entry fee for the game at the 41,500-capacity arena, with the turnout beating the previous record for a women's football match in Italy of 14,000 spectators. Pedersen nodded in the winner seven minutes from time, as Juventus moved four points ahead of Fiorentina in the top-of-the-table clash with three matches to go in the 12-team women's league. «Today will be an important day for the whole movement of women's football,» tweeted Juventus men's captain Giorgio Chiellini. «Girls enjoy the Stadium!!!» he wrote, adding the club's slogan «Fino Alla Fine (until the end) Juventus!!!» Italian international defender Cecilia Salvai was stretched off in the second half, but was carried back onto the... Read more