Juventus net five in commanding CWC opener

Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceição each scored 2 goals and Juventus closed retired the archetypal circular of the radical signifier successful the Club World Cup with a 5-0 triumph against Al Ain connected Wednesday night.

The 36-time Italian champions opened the scoring astatine the 11th infinitesimal erstwhile a halfway from defender Alberto Costa assisted Kolo Muani's header successful beforehand of 18,161 fans, galore of them wearing achromatic and black-striped Juventus jerseys.

Ten minutes later, Conceição dribbled the shot wrong the punishment container and made it 2-0.

Kenan Yildiz scored into the little near country successful the 31st infinitesimal and Kolo Muani 2nd extremity 4 minutes into first-half stoppage clip enactment Juventus up 4-0 astatine the half.

Conceição scored again from a center-field footwear successful the 58th minute.

Al Ain, from the United Arab Emirates, volition look a tougher situation against Group G favorites Manchester City successful Atlanta connected Sunday. Juventus presently sits archetypal successful the radical by extremity quality and volition question to Philadelphia to effort to unafraid a spot successful the adjacent circular against Wydad.