<p>Andrea Pirlo got his coaching career off to a winning start as Juventus launched their bid for a 10th consecutive league title with a 3-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday.</p>.<p>Swedish debutant Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring after 13 minutes in Turin with Leonardo Bonucci adding a second on 78 minutes and Cristiano Ronaldo a late third.</p>.<p>The match was played in front of 1,000 spectators as Serie A stadiums reopened on Sunday to a limited number of fans after a seven-month coronavirus lockdown.</p>.<p>Pirlo could not have hoped for a better start to his coaching career having taken over from Maurizio Sarri this summer.</p>.<p>The win against Sampdoria, coached by veteran Claudio Ranieri, came just days after the former Italy and Juventus star received his coaching diploma.</p>.<p>Juventus handed debuts to new signing Weston McKennie and Kulusevski, who joined from Atalanta in January before immediately returning to Parma on loan.</p>.<p>Kulusevski curled in the first goal in a move started by Ronaldo, who hit the bar minutes later.</p>.<p>But it was not until the last quarter of an hour that the champions finally killed off the game they dominated.</p>.<p>Juventus next head to Roma next week with the side from the capital held to a goalless draw in their opener on Saturday, before hosting Napoli, 2-0 winners this weekend against Parma.</p>
<p>Andrea Pirlo got his coaching career off to a winning start as Juventus launched their bid for a 10th consecutive league title with a 3-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday.</p>.<p>Swedish debutant Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring after 13 minutes in Turin with Leonardo Bonucci adding a second on 78 minutes and Cristiano Ronaldo a late third.</p>.<p>The match was played in front of 1,000 spectators as Serie A stadiums reopened on Sunday to a limited number of fans after a seven-month coronavirus lockdown.</p>.<p>Pirlo could not have hoped for a better start to his coaching career having taken over from Maurizio Sarri this summer.</p>.<p>The win against Sampdoria, coached by veteran Claudio Ranieri, came just days after the former Italy and Juventus star received his coaching diploma.</p>.<p>Juventus handed debuts to new signing Weston McKennie and Kulusevski, who joined from Atalanta in January before immediately returning to Parma on loan.</p>.<p>Kulusevski curled in the first goal in a move started by Ronaldo, who hit the bar minutes later.</p>.<p>But it was not until the last quarter of an hour that the champions finally killed off the game they dominated.</p>.<p>Juventus next head to Roma next week with the side from the capital held to a goalless draw in their opener on Saturday, before hosting Napoli, 2-0 winners this weekend against Parma.</p>