<p>Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 4-1 on aggregate.</p>.<p>Juventus only managed a 1-1 draw against the French side in the home leg as they eyed a long run in the European competition to boost a miserable campaign in which they have been deducted 15 Serie A points for financial irregularities.</p>.<p>Argentine Di Maria put Juventus ahead after five minutes with a delightful curling strike from the edge of the box into the top corner.</p>.<p>The evening got worse for Nantes after 18 minutes when defender Nicolas Pallois was sent off when he used his arm to stop a another goal from Di Maria. The 35-year-old Di Maria had no problem converting the resulting penalty.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/ucl-manchester-city-held-to-1-1-draw-by-rb-leipzig-1193990.html" target="_blank">UCL: Manchester City held to 1-1 draw by RB Leipzig</a></strong></p>.<p>Filip Kostic was close to getting a third for Juventus in first-half stoppage time, but his shot hit the inside of the post and the rebound landed in the hands of Nantes keeper Alban Lafont.</p>.<p>Juve's Alex Sandro sent in a diving header late in the second half but Lafont was down quickly to make an impressive one-handed save.</p>.<p>Di Maria completed his treble 12 minutes from time when he sent in a glancing header and the ball just crossed the line before being pushed away.</p>.<p>It was Juve's first hat-trick in a UEFA competition away from home since Filippo Inzaghi in 2000.</p>.<p>The draw for the round of 16 will be held on Friday.</p>
<p>Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juventus eased to a 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes on Thursday to reach the Europa League round of 16 4-1 on aggregate.</p>.<p>Juventus only managed a 1-1 draw against the French side in the home leg as they eyed a long run in the European competition to boost a miserable campaign in which they have been deducted 15 Serie A points for financial irregularities.</p>.<p>Argentine Di Maria put Juventus ahead after five minutes with a delightful curling strike from the edge of the box into the top corner.</p>.<p>The evening got worse for Nantes after 18 minutes when defender Nicolas Pallois was sent off when he used his arm to stop a another goal from Di Maria. The 35-year-old Di Maria had no problem converting the resulting penalty.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/ucl-manchester-city-held-to-1-1-draw-by-rb-leipzig-1193990.html" target="_blank">UCL: Manchester City held to 1-1 draw by RB Leipzig</a></strong></p>.<p>Filip Kostic was close to getting a third for Juventus in first-half stoppage time, but his shot hit the inside of the post and the rebound landed in the hands of Nantes keeper Alban Lafont.</p>.<p>Juve's Alex Sandro sent in a diving header late in the second half but Lafont was down quickly to make an impressive one-handed save.</p>.<p>Di Maria completed his treble 12 minutes from time when he sent in a glancing header and the ball just crossed the line before being pushed away.</p>.<p>It was Juve's first hat-trick in a UEFA competition away from home since Filippo Inzaghi in 2000.</p>.<p>The draw for the round of 16 will be held on Friday.</p>