And if you can’t stand the heat, well Italy’s not for you. The stakes are high at both ends of the table and the big hitters are already smoking as we move towards the business end of the season in Serie A.
Live betting fans struggled to keep up in Turin as Juve scored a magnificent seven, and that leaves them as the betting websites’ favourite to lift a seventh successive league title. But with 15 league football games to play, Napoli are still holding the Champions at bay.
Gonzalo Higuain helped himself to a second half hat-trick as Juventus spanked hapless Sassuolo 7-0. The Bianconeri wer already four up at the break with Sami Khedira scoring a brace, and that result kept the pressure up on Napoli. The league leaders, however, responded with a comfortable 0-2 win at Benevento. Dries Mertens fired home from a tight angle to give Napoli a first-half advantage before Marek Hamsik made the points safe soon after the break.
A second-half equaliser from Andrea Barberis gave Crotone an unexpected and most welcome point at Inter in a 1-1 draw, after Eder had given the hosts a lead. Inter stay fourth while Crotone sit a place above the drop zone.
Roma are in fifth after Cengiz Under gave them a narrow 0-1 win over 19th-placed Verona. The visitors scored in the first minute and held on with ten men as Lorenzo Pellegrini saw red.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Atalanta, Fiorentina and Cagliari, while Sampdoria drew 1-1 with Torino, as did Udinese with Milan.
Third-placed Lazio host Genoa tomorrow.
For the latest sports update, promotions and betting picks with SBOBET get social with our official Twitter, Google+, YouTube and Facebook accounts. Visit SBOBET and join us now. Start placing your bets today!
Click for more football betting options.
