VIDEO: JUVENTUS CLINCHED FOURTH STRAIGHT SERIE A TITLE ~ NGUPDATES

Juventus clinched their fourth straight Serie A title after a
hard-fought victory over Sampdoria secured courtesy of
Arturo Vidal's first-half header.

The Turin club needed only a point at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium to
win their 31st Scudetto but got all three.

Chile midfielder Vidal scored the decisive goal when he met
Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross to head in.

It handed Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri the title in his first
season in charge of the club.

Allegri, 47, was appointed Juventus coach last summer after
Antonio Conte quit the club a day after his players returned for
pre-season.

Conte, now managing the Italian national team, said he left
because it "may be more difficult to keep winning with Juventus"
in the future.

But ex-Milan boss Allegri has not struggled in his debut season
with the Old Lady.

Juve wrapped up the title, ahead of second-placed Lazio, with four
games of the season remaining, having lost just three times in this
campaign to date.

Vidal found the net just after the half-hour mark when, unmarked
at the back post, he got on the end of Lichtsteiner's ball from the
right and planted a header back across goal and into the net.

Allegri, who also won the Serie A title in his first season in charge
of Milan in 2010-11, will now attempt to complete a treble with
Juventus in the rest of the campaign.

Juve face European Cup holders Real Madrid in the first leg of their
Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, and also play Lazio in
the Italian Cup final.