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ROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Juventus put their pre-season back on track with a stunning 5-2 comeback win over AS Roma in a friendly in Cesena on Saturday.
Mirko Vucinic and Philippe Mexes gave last season's Serie A runners-up Roma a 2-0 lead before a David Trezeguet brace and second half goals from Vincenzo Iaquinta, Alessandro Del Piero and Marcelo Zalayeta gave Juve victory.
Claudio Ranieri's Juve, promoted from Serie B last term following their demotion for match-fixing, had stuttered in their other friendlies and lost out to Inter Milan in a mini-tournament on Wednesday also involving Napoli.
Their string of new signings finally gelled on Saturday to leave Roma fretting ahead of their Italian Super Cup clash with Inter on Aug 19. The Serie A season begins on Aug 25.
