Juventus defender Medhi Benatia is the man for big occasions and was decisive for Morocco’s first World Cup in two decades, writes Adam Digby. 

His goal from a set piece secured a ticket to the biggest tournament on earth and he achieved it as captain of his country.

You can read the full profile of the centre-back here.

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Medhi Benatia admits “I respect Rudi Garcia and all his staff” amid links to Marseille but “I still have two years on my Juventus contract”.

The centre-back was a regular alongside Giorgio Chiellini this season, but has nonetheless been linked with a summer exit.

A reunion with Garcia, with whom he worked at Roma, a the Stade Velodrome has been mooted, but the Moroccan wants to respect his contract in Turin.

“I respect Garcia and all his staff,” Benatia told France Football.

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Juventus are ready to make a bid for Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli as a replacement for Medhi Benatia, according to Mediaset Premium.

There are suggestions Benatia’s rapport with Coach Max Allegri and some of his teammates in Turin has broken down.

Arsenal (who are on the verge of signing Stephan Lichtsteiner as a free agent) and Olympique Marseille are believed to be interested in the Morocco international.

If Benatia does leave Juventus, it’s believed they will turn to Milan centre-back Romagnoli.

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Medhi Benatia hailed the “winning mentality” at Juventus, but admitted Gianluigi Buffon’s departure leaves “a hole” in the squad.

Today’s 2-1 win over Verona closed their campaign with Scudetto and Coppa Italia victories, but also saw Buffon, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Kwadwo Asamoah wave goodbye.

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Juventus won their fourth Coppa Italia in a row with a 4-0 win over Milan.

After a goalless first half, Medhi Benatia opened the scoring with a header from a corner, before two howlers from Gianluigi Donnarumma handed the Bianconeri an unassailable lead.

Nikola Kalinic made it 4-0 with an own goal, and it's now just a matter of time before Juve wrap up their fourth domestic treble on the spin.

We've put together the best pictures from last night's match, which you can view in our gallery below.

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Medhi Benatia admits scoring a brace against Milan in the Coppa Italia Final helped make up for his Napoli error. “This is Juventus.”

The Bianconeri ran riot at the Stadio Olimpico this evening in a 4-0 victory.

“It’s pleasing to see our fans so happy, so proud of us. It was an important objective for this year, once again we gave an incredible response,” the defender told Rai Sport.

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Gigi Buffon denied reports of a clash with Juventus teammate Medhi Benatia and insisted they’ll “have no problems congratulating” Napoli after a fascinating campaign.

The rumours emerged after the 1-0 home defeat to Napoli, which cut the gap at the top of the table to just one point, that Buffon had blamed Benatia for a last-minute error in a heated locker room row.

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Gianluigi Buffon insists reports he had a row with Juventus teammate Medhi Benatia are “patently invented”.

There were multiple reports this morning that the captain had stern words for his teammates after the Napoli defeat, but the goalkeeper insists that’s not the case.

“It’s the kind of gossip, patently invented, that comes when teams like Juventus who don’t have an Achilles Heel lose,” Buffon told JTV.

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Massimiliano Allegri insists the Scudetto showdown in Turin is “decisive for Napoli, but not for Juventus” and Gonzalo Higuain will make the difference.

It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.

You can read the entire Press conference as it happened on the LIVEBLOG.

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Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri insists “of the two games we have this week, the most important and the most decisive is tomorrow” at Crotone.

The Bianconeri face their Scudetto rivals Napoli in Turin on Sunday night, but first they travel south for a midweek clash with the Squali.

“Of the two games we will have to face this week, I think the most important and the most decisive is tomorrow,” Allegri insisted in his pre-match Press conference.

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