They just keep on winning. Week by week, Napoli and Juventus continue to pick up three points as the most exciting title race in years heats up.
Juve have won the last six Scudettos and Italy’s sports betting fans know where their money is usually safe, but Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli are fighting hard with 13 league football games to go.
This week, Napoli kept hold of top spot with a 1-0 win at home to SPAL, though it wasn’t easy despite betting tips predicting a rout. Jose Callejon set up Allan to strike on six minutes but Napoli couldn’t add to that goal. Marek Hamsik thought he’d made it two, and was booked for an over-zealous celebration, only to be flagged offside!
The Bianconeri had been top, for a few hours, as Juventus won 0-1 against Torino. Alex Sandro struck for the visitors, emphatically converting a cross by Federico Bernardeschi to grab three vital points at the Olimpico di Torino and, crucially, keep hold of the Turin bragging rights.
Roma go third after winning 0-2 against Udinese, but had to wait until the 70th-minute before Cengiz Under fired hard and low into the bottom corner. Diego Perotti added a second in injury time. Inter’s 2-0 defeat in Genoa opened the door for Roma, while their hosts made it three wins on the bounce, helped by an own goal from Andrea Ranocchia just before halftime. Goran Pandev doubled the lead on the hour.
Bottom club Benevento earned a third victory of the season with a late winner in a five-goal thriller against Crotone. Cheick Diabate grabbed the crucial goal on 89 minutes to make it 3-2 and keep Crotone in trouble while Benevento have reached ten points.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Chievo, Bologna and Milan, who drew level on points with sixth-placed Sampdoria in a 1-0 victory. Meanwhile, Atalanta shared the points with Fiorentina.
And tomorrow’s game could shake up the relegation and Euro places, as struggling Verona visit fifth-placed Lazio.
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