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Football: Five key matches on Juve's title march

Five key matches on Juventus's march to the 2013 Serie A title: Match 1 (25/08/12) Juventus 2 Parma 0

Juventus close in on title, Napoli win thriller

By Terry Daley ROME (Reuters) - Juventus moved a step closer to a second successive Serie A title after winning 2-1 in a pulsating "derby of Italy" at Inter Milan on Saturday, while Edinson Cavani came off the bench to inspire Napoli to a thrilling 5-3 win at Torino. A superb long-range Fabio Quagliarella strike after three minutes and a tap in from Alessandro Matri on the hour were just enough for Juve to beat a determined Inter, who briefly levelled the scores on 54 minutes through Rodrigo Palacio.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Football: Juventus reach Champions League last-eight

Juventus completed a 5-0 aggregate rout of Celtic with a comfortable 2-0 win on the night to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday. With a 3-0 cushion from the first leg in Glasgow a fortnight ago, the Italian champions went ahead through Alessandro Matri in the 24th minute and rounded off the scoring through Fabio Quagliarella after 65 minutes. ps/dj

Soccer-Juventus 2 Celtic 0 - result (aggregate 5-0)

TURIN, March 6 (Reuters) - Juventus 2 Celtic 0 - Champions League last-16, second-leg result Juventus win 5-0 on aggregate At the Juventus stadium Scorers: Alessandro Matri 24, Fabio Quagliarella 65 Halftime: 1-0

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Juventus extend lead as Napoli held by Lazio

(Adds details, quotes) * Juventus move five points clear at the top * Second-placed Napoli salvage draw at Lazio * Rome club 11 points off the pace in third By Terry Daley ROME, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Leaders Juventus moved five points clear in Serie A on Saturday as the champions beat Fiorentina 2-0 while closest challengers Napoli scored a late goal to snatch a 1-1 draw at Lazio.

UPDATE 3-Soccer-Balotelli makes quick impact amid uproar, Juve lead

* Balotelli scores twice on Milan debut * Juve stay three points clear in Serie A * Lazio and Inter lose ground after defeats (Adds Milan victory) MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Mario Balotelli celebrated his AC Milan debut by scoring twice in a 2-1 win over Udinese on Sunday but the match ended in uproar over the penalty which led to his winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.

Soccer-Classy first-half goals keep Juventus top in Italy

MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Two classy first-half goals from Alessandro Matri and Stephan Lichtsteiner gave Juventus a 2-1 win at Chievo on Sunday, ensuring they kept their three-point lead at the top of Serie A. Matri volleyed home after 10 minutes and Switzerland midfielder Lichtsteiner finished a well-worked move three minutes before halftime while new signing Nicolas Anelka stayed on the bench.
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