Juve makes the most of Inter loss to extend lead
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December 18, 2012, Tuesday
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JUVENTUS extended its lead over title challenger Inter Milan to seven points, thanks to a 3-0 rout of Atalanta on Sunday, while AC Milan continued its Serie A resurgence with a 4-1 win over Pescara.
Champion Juventus held a four-point lead going into its 17th match of the campaign but took full advantage of Inter's 0-1 defeat away to Lazio on Saturday to pull clear of the pack.
In Sunday's late match Napoli spurned the chance to leapfrog Inter into second place after two late goals gave Bologna a shock 3-2 away win.
Montenegrin striker Mirko Vucinic opened the scoring for Juventus with barely 90 seconds on the clock, and midfield veteran Andrea Pirlo doubled the host's lead on the quarter-hour with a sublime, curling freekick.
Claudio Marchisio made it three for Juventus with a low drive from the edge of the area after latching on to Sebastian Giovinco's squared pass.
Atalanta's Thomas Manfredini was red carded for a second bookable offence just before the half hour after a rash challenge on defender Giorgio Chiellini, and although it battled there was no way back for the Bergamo side.
Despite the growing gap, Juventus coach Antonio Conte remained cautious: "It was a good result for us against a difficult team, but the season is far from over. Winning the title is never easy but through our good organization and solid play we hope to show it's within our grasp."
Champion Juventus held a four-point lead going into its 17th match of the campaign but took full advantage of Inter's 0-1 defeat away to Lazio on Saturday to pull clear of the pack.
In Sunday's late match Napoli spurned the chance to leapfrog Inter into second place after two late goals gave Bologna a shock 3-2 away win.
Montenegrin striker Mirko Vucinic opened the scoring for Juventus with barely 90 seconds on the clock, and midfield veteran Andrea Pirlo doubled the host's lead on the quarter-hour with a sublime, curling freekick.
Claudio Marchisio made it three for Juventus with a low drive from the edge of the area after latching on to Sebastian Giovinco's squared pass.
Atalanta's Thomas Manfredini was red carded for a second bookable offence just before the half hour after a rash challenge on defender Giorgio Chiellini, and although it battled there was no way back for the Bergamo side.
Despite the growing gap, Juventus coach Antonio Conte remained cautious: "It was a good result for us against a difficult team, but the season is far from over. Winning the title is never easy but through our good organization and solid play we hope to show it's within our grasp."
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