Juventus beat Crotone to clinch sixth successive Serie A title

Juventus clinched their sixth successive Serie A title, and completed a third league and cup double in a row, when they beat relegation-threatened Crotone 3-0.

Mario Mandzukic scored from close range after 12 minutes, Paulo Dybala curled in a stunning 25-metre free kick before halftime and Alex Sandro scored late in the game to give them the three points they needed.

Juve are four points clear of Roma with one match each to play.Allegri's "mad idea" ensures another Serie A title for Juve.

The key moment in Juventus's Serie A title-winning campaign came a few days after a 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina in mid-January when coach Massimiliano Allegri had what he described as a "mad idea".

Although Juventus were top of the league at the time, they were only one point ahead of Roma and had already lost four games.

Teams had begun to figure out how to exploit their defence and they were invariably leaving at least one of Juan Cuadrado and Mario Mandzukic, two of Serie A's most gifted forwards, on the bench.

At a training session two days before the following game against Lazio, Allegri said it suddenly dawned on him that he needed something new.

"I am not much of a theorist but every now...