Juventus reclaimed the Serie A lead with a dominating 3-0 win over Palermo Sunday, as previous leader Udinese fell to a 2-0 defeat at Parma. Simone Pepe put Juventus in front with a leaping header in the 20th minute, Alessandro Matri doubled the lead with a sharply angled shot in the 48th and Claudio Marchisio sealed the victory in the 65th. Also, Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo hit the post in the 31st as the 27-time champion from Turin remained unbeaten — with a game in hand. Juventus and Lazio are level with 22 points each but Juventus holds the edge on goal difference ahead of the two clubs' meeting next weekend — with head-to-head results the first tiebreaker in the Italian league. AC Milan and Udinese are next with 21 points each. Lazio drew 0-0 at Napoli Saturday and Milan had its five-match winning streak snapped with a scoreless draw at Fiorentina. Elsewhere Sunday, Genoa edged Novara 1-0. Also, Atalanta forward German Denis scored twice to move atop the scoring chart with his eighth and ninth goals of the season in a 2-2 draw at Siena; and Chievo Verona won 2-1 at Catania. Earlier in the lunchtime fixture, last-place Cesena beat Bologna 1-0 in a regional derby for its first victory of the season.
