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Lazio beats Napoli to go top; Barca surges clear
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November 15, 2010, Monday
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LAZIO recovered from two straight defeats with a 2-0 home win over Napoli yesterday which sent it back to the top of Serie A for at least a few hours.
Edy Reja's side, Italy's surprise package this season having flirted with relegation last term, had lost last weekend's city derby with AS Roma and the midweek game at promoted Cesena but was quickly back to its best.
Mauro Zarate grabbed the opener on 15 minutes from Stefano Mauri's pass and fellow striker Sergio Floccari doubled the lead in the second half from a Zarate assist. Lazio now has 25 points.
Third-placed Napoli (21), which hit the bar through Ezequiel Lavezzi, had seen the game as a key test for its title credentials but failed to impose itself.
Faltering champion Inter Milan (20) was meeting AC Milan (23) in the derby later yesterday with Milan knowing a victory would take it back to the summit after 12 games.
On Thursday, Juventus and Roma shared a 1-1 draw in Turin after visiting forward Francesco Totti canceled out Vincenzo Iaquinta's opener to keep both teams on the fringes of the title race.
Also, Fiorentina kept up its improved form with a 1-0 win at home to Cesena.
Juventus enjoyed the better of the chances and only an acrobatic save from Roma goalkeeper Julio Sergio denied the home side the win after Fabio Quagliarella fired in a volley with four minutes remaining.
Roma, runner-up last season, has steadily climbed the table after a bad start and now has 19 points while Juventus has 20.
In Spain, a brace from Lionel Messi and another from David Villa lit up the Nou Camp as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 win over Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday that put it two points clear of arch-rival Real Madrid at the top of the standings.
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan snapped a two-month goal drought with a double in Atletico Madrid's 3-0 victory at home to Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao held on for a 1-0 success against Almeria despite going down to nine men with 20 minutes left.
Champion Barcelona has 28 points from 11 matches, two ahead of unbeaten Real, which has a game in hand and can re-establish its one-point lead with a win at mid-table Sporting Gijon yesterday.
Villarreal has 23 in third, with the gap to the two La Liga giants, who meet in Barcelona at the end of this month, already beginning to open up.
Barcelona has now beaten Villarreal, Sevilla, Valencia and Atletico, four of the teams which were touted as potential challengers for the title.
Edy Reja's side, Italy's surprise package this season having flirted with relegation last term, had lost last weekend's city derby with AS Roma and the midweek game at promoted Cesena but was quickly back to its best.
Mauro Zarate grabbed the opener on 15 minutes from Stefano Mauri's pass and fellow striker Sergio Floccari doubled the lead in the second half from a Zarate assist. Lazio now has 25 points.
Third-placed Napoli (21), which hit the bar through Ezequiel Lavezzi, had seen the game as a key test for its title credentials but failed to impose itself.
Faltering champion Inter Milan (20) was meeting AC Milan (23) in the derby later yesterday with Milan knowing a victory would take it back to the summit after 12 games.
On Thursday, Juventus and Roma shared a 1-1 draw in Turin after visiting forward Francesco Totti canceled out Vincenzo Iaquinta's opener to keep both teams on the fringes of the title race.
Also, Fiorentina kept up its improved form with a 1-0 win at home to Cesena.
Juventus enjoyed the better of the chances and only an acrobatic save from Roma goalkeeper Julio Sergio denied the home side the win after Fabio Quagliarella fired in a volley with four minutes remaining.
Roma, runner-up last season, has steadily climbed the table after a bad start and now has 19 points while Juventus has 20.
In Spain, a brace from Lionel Messi and another from David Villa lit up the Nou Camp as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 win over Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday that put it two points clear of arch-rival Real Madrid at the top of the standings.
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan snapped a two-month goal drought with a double in Atletico Madrid's 3-0 victory at home to Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao held on for a 1-0 success against Almeria despite going down to nine men with 20 minutes left.
Champion Barcelona has 28 points from 11 matches, two ahead of unbeaten Real, which has a game in hand and can re-establish its one-point lead with a win at mid-table Sporting Gijon yesterday.
Villarreal has 23 in third, with the gap to the two La Liga giants, who meet in Barcelona at the end of this month, already beginning to open up.
Barcelona has now beaten Villarreal, Sevilla, Valencia and Atletico, four of the teams which were touted as potential challengers for the title.
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