Juventus are six points clear
at the top of Serie A after the latest in a series of excellent
performances by Paul Pogba steered the reigning champions to a
2-0 home win over third-bottom Chievo Verona on Sunday.
The Turin giants, who are aiming for a fourth consecutive
league title, were able to extend their lead as second-placed AS
Roma were held 1-1 at Fiorentina - their third consecutive draw.
French midfielder Pogba, 21, drilled home from outside the
box on the hour mark and he sparked the scramble that enabled
Stephan Lichtsteiner to double the advantage 13 minutes later.
Juve have 49 points from 20 games, while Roma have 42
after an Adem Ljajic goal cancelled out Mario Gomez's opener and
gave them a point in Florence
Lazio climbed from fifth to joint-third by coming from
behind to beat AC Milan 3-1 on Saturday with a goal from
Miroslav Klose and a double by midfielder Marco Parolo.
The Rome side have 34 points and share third place with
Sampdoria, who drew 1-1 with Palermo at home.
Napoli can regain third place - good for a slot in the
Champions League preliminaries - as a win at home against Genoa
later on Monday would put them on 36 points.
Milan are 10th with 26 points and the defeat to Lazio has
hiked up the pressure on coach Filippo Inzaghi.
Their city rivals Inter are also on 26 points following a
shock 1-0 home defeat to Torino.
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