Football: Juve extend lead, Bologna stun Napoli

AC Milan continue their resurgence with a 4-1 defeat of Pescara.

MILAN:

Juventus extended their lead over title challengers Inter Milan to seven points thanks to a 3-0 rout of Atalanta on Sunday as AC Milan continued their Serie A resurgence with a 4-1 defeat of Pescara. Champions Juve held a four-point lead going into their 17th match of the campaign but took full advantage of Inter’s 1-0 defeat away to Lazio on Saturday to pull clear of the pack.

Despite the growing gap, Juve coach Antonio Conte remained cautious. “It was a good result for us against a difficult team, but the season is far from over,” said Conte. Meanwhile, in Sunday’s late match Napoli spurned the chance to leapfrog Inter into second place after two late goals gave Bologna a shock 3-2 away win.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 18^th, 2012.