Juventus were the winners in Serie A after the latest round of matches, working hard for a victory while their title rivals dropped points.
Napoli had briefly been the betting websites’ favourites to wrestle the title from the Bianconeri, but a 0-0 draw at Chievo has allowed Max Allegri’s champions to reduce the gap at the top to a single point. But they made hard work of it.
Juventus’ 2-1 win over Benevento was much tougher to achieve than expected. The pre-match handicap betting offer had the visitors to lose, even with a three-goal start; but when Amato Ciciretti gave them a surprise lead, the bottom club gamely held on until halftime. And it was almost an hour before Gonzalo Higuain and Juan Cuadrado eventually sealed the win for Juve. On this performance, surely Benevento’s first point isn’t too far away.
Mauro Icardi set up Eder to smash home an equaliser and save a point for third-placed Inter Milan in a 1-1 draw, after Iago Falque had put Torino ahead early in the second half.
Gerson scored a first-half brace to set Roma on the way to a 2-4 win against Fiorentina. Giovanni Simeone drew the Viola level before the break, but Kostas Manolas put Roma back in front, prompting the home side to go on the attack before Diego Perotti made the points safe with a late strike.
Sampdoria won the derby with Genoa 2-0 thanks to goals from Gaston Ramirez and Fabio Quagliarella, while Milan too had a 0-2 triumph with strikes from Alessio Romagnoli and Suso.
Elsewhere, Atalanta drew with SPAL and there were wins for Crotone and Cagliari.
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