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    Laboured Napoli take top spot in Serie A

    Napoli moved to the top of Serie A on Saturday with a laboured 2-1 win over Genoa, the team's fourth victory in their last five outings.In Saturday's late game, Lazio defeated 10-man Lecce 2-1 to move into fourth place on 34 points.

  • The Guardian

    The fitba-calcio complex: how Serie A revived its Scottish connection

    After a hiatus going back to the era of Jordan and Souness, Scottish players are in demand in Italy again – here’s why

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    Inter hit Lazio for six to stay on tail of Serie A leaders Atalanta

    Inter Milan are hot on the heels of Serie A leaders Atalanta after crushing Lazio 6-0 in Rome on Monday to demolish one of the division's form teams and send a message to the rest of the league.Thuram's brilliant individual strike wasn't just a slap in the face for Lazio, it also made Inter Serie A's top scorers ahead of Atalanta and emphatically showed that they won't give up their title easily. td/nf

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    Record-breakers Atalanta maintain Serie A lead as Juve held by lowly Venezia

    Atalanta's bid for a first Serie A title continued on Saturday with a club-record 10th straight league win, 1-0 at Cagliari, as Dusan Vlahovic saved Juventus with a last-gasp penalty in a 2-2 draw with bottom club Venezia.Juventus are nine points behind Atalanta in sixth after following up on their Champions League win over Manchester City with an awful performance against Venezia which was met with loud disapproval from supporters despite Vlahovic's late leveller.