Juventus and Milan fire blanks
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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Juventus remain a point clear in Serie A despite a 0-0 draw with AC Siena, closest rivals AC Milan also failing to score as Zlatan Ibrahimović saw red in their meeting with SSC Napoli.
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Juventus preserved their slender Serie A lead despite a goalless stalemate with AC Siena as closest rivals AC Milan also drew a blank, Zlatan Ibrahimović seeing red in their 0-0 draw with SSC Napoli.
Frontrunners Juve remain undefeated this season but were unable to find the net on home soil against 17th-placed Siena, the club Bianconeri coach Antonio Conte led to promotion last term. That opened the door for Milan for take over at the summit, yet the Rossoneri lost Ibrahimović after he lashed out at Salvatore Aronica on 64 minutes and remain a point back.
Three points shy of Milan, third-placed Udinese Calcio succumbed 3-2 at ACF Fiorentina despite a 16th goal of the season from Antonio Di Natale, Stevan Jovetić burying a penalty winner six minutes from time. In fourth, S.S. Lazio also lost 3-2, Boško Janković striking twice for hosts Genoa CFC.
The win of the day belonged to AS Roma, however, the capital side dispatching FC Internazionale Milano 4-0 in their rearranged fixture thanks in part to a Fabio Borini double. Unable to play on Saturday due to a snowstorm, sixth-placed Roma now lie two points shy of Inter.
Elsewhere, Parma FC and US Città di Palermo claimed 2-1 victories, against AC Chievo Verona and Atalanta BC respectively, and the matches between US Lecce and Bologna FC, and Novara Calcio and Cagliari Calcio, ended goalless.
