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Allegri lauds Bentancur after first Juventus goal

Massimiliano Allegri has hailed the performance of Rodrigo Bentancur after the midfielder scored his first Juventus goal in Saturday's 2-0 win at Udinese.

The Uruguayan opened the scoring in Udine, latching on to Joao Cancelo's cross and nodding in from close range ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Juve's Portuguese forward added the second soon after, effectively sealing a comfortable win to extend Juve's run of successive victories to 10 in all competitions.

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But it was Bentancur who caught the eye and Allegri commended his display.

"That could have been a tricky match, but we displayed immense maturity and determination," the Italian told Sky Sport Italia.