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  Juve's crown slipping with Benevento loss
  Juventus have seen their stranglehold on the Scudetto loosened even further with a 1-0 defeat at home to struggling Benevento leaving the Bianconeri 10 points adrift of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
  The Turin giants were looking to make up ground on their rivals on Sunday but instead fell behind in the 69th minute when Arthur's cross-field pass across his own area was cut out by Adolfo Gaich, who coolly slotted beyond Wojciech Szczesny.
  Cristiano Ronaldo earlier thought he'd volleyed Juve ahead but it was ruled out for offside and the Portuguese was thwarted on more than one occasion by visiting goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo as Benevento held on for a famous win.
  It meant Juve's hopes of a 10th successive league title suffered a further blow, intensifying the pressure on head coach Andrea Pirlo.