Football: Juve look to pull ahead

MILAN: Serie A champions Juventus will look to add to the domestic woes of their title challengers when they host Chievo hoping to extend their unbeaten streak to 43 matches today.

Although Juve are one of four teams to hold 100 per cent records after three league games, their most likely title challengers - Inter Milan and AC Milan - are playing catch-up, and Milan are already in crisis mode. Goal-keeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon was quick to play down speculation that Juventus will be able to defend their title with relative ease.

“It would be presumptuous to think about that midway through September,” said Buffon. Ahead of the fourth round Juventus sit top on nine points, ahead of Napoli and Lazio who also have nine.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 22^nd, 2012.