Juve go clear of Napoli, AC Milan slump again
22 Oct 2012 6:35 AM IST
Uruguayan Jose Caceres and French recruit Paul Pogba scored a goal apiece as champions Juventus pulled three points clear of closest challengers Napoli with a 2-0 win. But AC Milan's problems continued when they slumped to a fifth defeat of the season yesterday, 3-2 at third-placed Lazio.
Juventus and Napoli went into the top-of-the-table clash, billed as a battle between the poor south and rich north, as the only two unbeaten teams in the league after seven games.
But after a dominant first half by Juve in which Sebastian Giovinco and Napoli striker Edinson Cavani came close to opening the scoring, Juventus quashed Napoli's hopes in two second-half minutes to claim their seventh win in eight games. As Juventus coach Antonio Conte continues to sit out a suspension which ends in December, it was up to his assistant Angelo Alessio, taking charge on his first game back following his own suspension, to sing his team's praises. Napoli have been one of the most attack-minded teams in the league this season but on this occasion they were made to pay for their wait-and-see approach. That did not stop coach Walter Mazzarri, however, from putting a positive spin on his players' display.
Against AC Milan, Lazio were helped by Hernanes [25], Antonio Candreva [41] and Miroslav Klose [49].
Juventus and Napoli went into the top-of-the-table clash, billed as a battle between the poor south and rich north, as the only two unbeaten teams in the league after seven games.
But after a dominant first half by Juve in which Sebastian Giovinco and Napoli striker Edinson Cavani came close to opening the scoring, Juventus quashed Napoli's hopes in two second-half minutes to claim their seventh win in eight games. As Juventus coach Antonio Conte continues to sit out a suspension which ends in December, it was up to his assistant Angelo Alessio, taking charge on his first game back following his own suspension, to sing his team's praises. Napoli have been one of the most attack-minded teams in the league this season but on this occasion they were made to pay for their wait-and-see approach. That did not stop coach Walter Mazzarri, however, from putting a positive spin on his players' display.
Against AC Milan, Lazio were helped by Hernanes [25], Antonio Candreva [41] and Miroslav Klose [49].
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