sport news Bologna 0-1 Juventus: Paulo Dybala comes off the bench to score

Bologna 0-1 Juventus: Paulo Dybala comes off the bench to give Serie A leaders win against brave hosts Runaway Serie A leaders Juventus picked up another win against Bologna It wasn't an easy task though, as Paulo Dybala came off the bench to score Bologna almost came back in stoppage time, but the ball hit the post instead 

By Brian Homewood, Reuters

Published: 00:10 GMT, 25 February 2019 | Updated: 00:10 GMT, 25 February 2019

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Paulo Dybala came off the bench to give unbeaten Serie A leaders Juventus a 1-0 win away to a brave Bologna side who had the better of the match and hit the post in stoppage time on Sunday.

Dropped from the starting line-up, Dybala was brought on in the 59th minute and settled the game eight minutes later as the Turin side bounced back from Wednesday's Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid.

Juventus, who have won all but three league games this season, have 69 points from 25 games, 16 ahead of Napoli who were away to Parma later on Sunday.

Paulo Dybala came off the bench to give unbeaten Juventus a 1-0 win against Bologna

Paulo Dybala came off the bench to give unbeaten Juventus a 1-0 win against Bologna

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't get on the score sheet, but his team still came away with a 1-0 win

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't get on the score sheet, but his team still came away with a 1-0 win

'There was still a bit of a hangover from Wednesday, there's no use hiding it,' said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri. 'Today, it was important to win and to suffer. The lads did well.'

Relegation-threatened Bologna, who are 18th in the 20-team table, had the better of the first half with Nicola Sansone and Federico

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