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Milan beat Fiorentina, Juve edge closer to title

Mario Balotelli struck once and set up the other as AC Milan fought to a 2-0 win over Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A football.

Wednesday’s win was Milan’s first first in five games and it helped lift the pressure on their head coach Clarence Seedorf.

Milan’s win also practically wrote off Fiorentina’s chance of clinching a place in the Champions League with 10 points now separating them from third-placed Napoli.

Seedorf praised Balotelli’s attitude followin the win. ‘I asked Mario for intensity and in that sense he had a great game in both phases. We already knew he had talent and could take free kicks like that, but I was most impressed by his consistency and intensity tonight,’ Seedorf said. Thanks to a brace from Carlos Tevez, Juventus ended Parma’s lengthy unbeaten run and took another step towards retaining the title with a 2-1 win at home.

Napoli staved off a valiant fightback from Catania to win 4-2 at the Stadio Angelo Massimino. Duvan Zapata, Jose Callejon and Henrique scored in the first half to make the final outcome look like a foregone conclusion, but bottom side Catania hit back through Fabian Monzon and Norbert Gyomber.

SERIE A RESULTS: Fiorentina 0-2 Milan, Cheivo 3-0 Bologna, Atalanta 2-0 Livorno, Sassuolo 1-2 Sampdoria, Cagiliari 1-0 Verona, Juve 2-1 Parma, Catonia 2-4 Napoli
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