Sunday 22 March 2015 22:43, UK
Juventus moved closer to a fourth straight Serie A title with a 1-0 win over Genoa on Sunday.
Carlos Tevez scored the only goal of the game after 25 minutes to secure a 20th win in 28 Serie A fixtures for Massimiliano Allegri's men.
Their advantage at the top of the table is now such that they can plan on wrapping the title up even before the semi-finals of the Champions League, which they will reach if they can see off Monaco in the quarters.
Roma kept pace, some 14 points back, as they saw off relegation-battling Cesena 1-0.
Daniele De Rossi got the goal after 41 minutes, his first strike away from home in the league since August 2013.
The victory kept Roma in second place but just one point clear of city rivals Lazio, who clinched their sixth straight victory with a 2-0 triumph over Hellas Verona.
Lazio took the lead when Felipe Anderson scored his ninth goal of the campaign in the fourth minute.
After Lazio's Lucas Biglia hit the crossbar in the 27th minute, the hosts doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Antonio Candreva hit the back of the net with a free-kick
Sampdoria moved up to fourth and piled more pressure on their former hero Roberto Mancini, who saw his Inter Milan side slump to a sixth straight defeat in all competitions and further out of the European race with a 1-0 loss thanks to a stunning strike from Eder
Sampdoria, on the other hand, are eyeing the Champions League places after climbing above Napoli, who were held 1-1 by Atalanta.
They needed Duvan Zapata's 89th minute equaliser to even get a point after Mauricio Pinilla's 72nd minute goal for Atalanta, who were reduced to 10 men when Alejandro Gomez was sent off.
Napoli coach Rafael Benitez also saw red, sent to the stands for dissent late on. But his side remain a point above Fiorentina, who were held to a 2-2 draw at Udinese.
The hosts took the lead through Molla Wague after 15 minutes, but two goals in four minutes from Mario Gomez early in the second half flipped the match on its head before Panagiotis Kone's 62nd minute leveller.
Torino inflicted more misery on struggling Parma as they claimed a 2-0 win over the bankrupt club, while Empoli climbed above Sassuolo with a 3-1 win at the Stadio Carlo Castellini.
