Adrien Rabiot struck in the 47th minute, while Federico Chiesa's late goal that would have doubled the tally, was ruled out for offside.

Juventus' 2-1 victory was an uninspiring affair bookended by moments of great drama in the first 15 and last five minutes

Juventus got their Serie A season off to a perfect start with Sunday's 3-0 stroll at Udinese which suggested they will be in the title mix

Adrien Rabiot made sure Juventus continued their charge towards European football with a decisive brace in his team's hard-fought 4-2 Serie A win over struggling Sampdoria

Olivier Giroud joined Thierry Henry as France's all-time leading goalscorer with a brace as holders France recovered to beat Australia 4-1 and get their defence of the World Cup off to a winning start Tuesday.

2022 FIFA World Cup: Kylian Mbappe was in excellent form as France cruised past Kazakhstan to seal their berth in the finals at Qatar.

France replaced injured midfielders N'Golo Kante and Corentin Tolisso with Mateo Guendouzi and Adrien Rabiot on Wednesday for this month's three World Cup qualifiers.

Earlier, Lyon's disastrous week was made even worse as Remi Garde's side followed up their midweek Champions League exit by crashing to a 2-1 defeat away to Evian.