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Juve closes gap on Milan
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 04 - 2012

0 Sunday to move within two points of Serie A leader AC Milan and set up an enticing battle for the Italian league title with eight rounds remaining.
Leonardo Bonucci scored from the center of the area in the 53rd minute at the Juventus Stadium, Arturo Vidal found the target in the 75th with an impressive solo effort, and Fabio Quagliarella finished off a counterattack in the 83rd as Juventus dominated from start to finish in a preview of the Italian Cup final.
Napoli was reduced to 10 men for the final five minutes after Juan Zuniga was sent off for elbowing Giorgio Chiellini in the face.
Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at Catania Sunday.
Juventus, which remained undefeated in all competitions this season, holds the tiebreaker over Milan, with a win and a draw head-to-head.
“Over the last two weeks we've solidly beaten Inter and Napoli, two squads that began the season ahead of us,” said Juventus' first-year coach Antonio Conte, referring to last week's 2-0 win over Inter Milan. “I keep thanking my players because they're doing something beautiful and extraordinary.”
Earlier, new Inter Milan manager Andrea Stramaccioni had a successful debut as Diego Milito scored a hat trick and the Nerazzurri held on for a wild 5-4 win over Genoa in a match that both sides finished with 10 men.
This victory moved Inter past Catania into seventh place, 20 points behind crosstown rival Milan.
Earlier, Roma routed relegation-bound Novara 5-2 to keep alive its chances of finishing third and taking the Champions League berth.
Roma is sixth, four points behind third-place and city rival Lazio, which lost 3-1 at Parma Saturday.
Lazio has 51 points, Napoli and Udinese 48, Roma 47 and Inter 44.
Elsewhere Sunday, it was: Bologna 1, Palermo 3; Cagliari 2, Atalanta 0; Fiorentina 1, Chievo Verona 2; Lecce 0, Cesena 0; and Siena 1, Udinese 0.
Valencia, Levante draw
Valencia squandered another lead to draw 1-1 with Levante Sunday, endangering its hold on third place in the Spanish league.
For the sixth time in its past eight games, Valencia failed to secure a win after scoring first and dropped valuable points at home.
Also, Radamel Falcao scored his 20th league goal of the season as Atletico Madrid cruised past Getafe 3-0.
The draw left Valencia one point ahead of fourth-place Malaga and three points in front of fifth-place Levante with eight matches to play.
Spain's top four finishers qualify for the Champions League, while the fifth- and sixth-place teams join the Europa League.
Elsewhere, Real Sociedad thrashed Rayo Vallecano 4-0, while Villarreal remained undefeated in three matches under new coach Miguel Angel Lotina following a 0-0 home draw with Espanyol.
Atletico climbed within five points of Malaga. Getafe is three points behind its Spanish capital neighbor.


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