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| Sebastian Giovinco, who subbed Fabio Quagliarella, brought Juventus into the lead with his creative goal |
AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari scored one of the fastest goals in football but that feat failed to bring his team to victory. Juventus shrug off the initial jolt to recover and went on to win.
The goal came in the 19 seconds into the game amid the flurry of passes from Ricardo Montolivo, to Robinho and finally to Antonio Nocerino who found Muntari on the left. Muntari then poked a one touch shot that was too fast for Gianluggi Buffon to react.
Fourteen minutes later however, Juventus even up with a powerful free kick from Andrea Pirlo which Christian Abbiati only managed to slightly touched. The opportunity came after Milan's Nigel de Jong fouled Carlos Tevez on a dangerous buildup.
It was not until the 69th minute when Juventus finally took the lead. Cristian Zapata's pass to Ricardo Montolivo was stolen by Claudio Marchisio. Marchisio passed it to Arturo Vidal in a congested center. Philip Mexes sliding tackle successfully took away the ball from Vidal but the rebound fell to Sebastian Giovinco who use his shifty moves to elude the sliding Ignazio Abate to create space. Giovinco then launched a smashing strike that went inside the net. So strong was the strike that the ball even went through the net and was seen tumbling outside of the goal.
Milan's hope further faded when they were reduced to 10 men following Philip Mexes sent off for rough play in the 74th minute. Shortly after, Andrea Pirlo's free kick shook the crossbar but the rebound landed on Giorgio Chellini who smashed the ball into the goal. Juventus now lead 3-1.
Milan however refuse to go down when Sulley Muntari scored another thunderous strike in the 90th minute and kept Juventus in suspense. Muntari's shot however proved to be marginal as Juventus held on to the lead until the final whistle.
