Juventus took the provisional lead in the Italian league with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina Tuesday that extended the Turin club's unbeaten start to eight matches. Alessandro Matri scored the winner in the 65th minute for his third goal in two games, following an excellent setup from Simone Pepe. Defender Leonardo Bonucci had given Juventus the lead by slotting home a rebound following a corner in the 13th and Stevan Jovetic had equalized for Fiorentina in the 57th with his third goal in two matches. With 16 points, Juventus moved one point clear of Udinese, which visits Napoli Wednesday without league scoring leader Antonio Di Natale. Also Wednesday, defending champion AC Milan seeks its third consecutive win against Parma and Inter Milan plays at Atalanta. Matri scored twice against Genoa at the weekend but Juve allowed a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw that raised questions over the Bianconeri's title aspirations, which are now back on track. Still, Juventus needs to improve its finishing. United, Arsenal advance Manchester United bounced back from its derby humiliation by cruising to a 3-0 victory over forth-tier club Aldershot in the League Cup, while Arsenal overcame Premier League rival Bolton 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals Tuesday. Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia scored United's goals at Aldershot after being left out of the team that lost 6-1 to Manchester City Sunday. Arsenal, which lost last season's League Cup final, recovered from a goal down against Bolton, with Andrei Arshavin and Chu-Young Park securing the home side's progress. In Tuesday's other cup matches, Cardiff beat Burnley 1-0, while second-tier leader Southampton lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace.
