Juventus took the advantage in the race for a top-four finish in Serie A, beating Udinese to put the pressure on Como and Roma.

Luciano Spalletti is just one win away from his 300th victory in Serie A after Juventus beat Udinese 1-0.

Spalletti moved onto 299 wins in Italy`s top flight as a coach thanks to Jeremie Boga`s close-range finish late in the first half.

Kenan Yildiz was the spark for Juve with a brilliant run down the left, with the youngster picking his head up and driving in a low cross from which Boga could hardly miss.

Yildiz was the creator as Juve thought they had made it 2-0 through Francisco Conceicao midway through the second half, only for the goal to be disallowed.

A VAR check deemed that Teun Koopmeiners was stood directly in Maduka Okoye`s line of sight, in an offside position.

However, that decision did not come back to bite Juve, who moved into the top four ahead of a crucial clash between fifth-place Como and sixth-place Roma on Sunday.

Data Debrief: Yildiz keeps up Juve`s top-four charge

Since Spalletti joined Juventus on October 30, only Inter (50) and AC Milan (42) have taken more points than the Bianconeri`s 38 in Serie A.

However, while Spalletti must take plenty of credit, he has a superstar on his hands in Yildiz.

The playmaker is the first Juve player to be involved in 15 goals in a single Serie A season before turning 21 since 2004-05. He has scored nine times and laid on a further six assists.

In fact, Yildiz is one of just three players to have scored more than five goals and provided more than five assists in Serie A this season, alongside Inter`s Federico Dimarco (six goals, 14 assists) and Como`s Nico Paz (nine goals, six assists).

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