Juventus win Turin derby to remain on top of Serie A

Juventus won the Turin derby yesterday against Torino to retain the sole leadership of the Serie A.

Juventus have now 29 points against Inter’s 28. Inter emerged victorious yesterday coming from behind against Bologna snatching the victory with a last gasp penalty from Lukaku.

Dutch import De Ligt scored the all important winner for Juventus twenty minutes from time.

DISCRIMINATORY CHANTS IN ROMA’S WIN

A brief suspension for discriminatory chants marred Roma's 21 win over struggling Napoli in Serie A yesterday.

Referee Gianluca Rocchi made the decision in the second half after Roma fans aimed anti-territorial slurs at Napoli. Such chants are often used by supporters to deride an opposing club's city and are treated by officials in the same manner as racist chants.

The game resumed after a few minutes.

An Associated Press photographer next to the pitch also heard sporadic racist chants aimed at Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is black.

Rocchi had already ordered an announcement to be made over the Stadio Olimpico's public address system asking fans to stop the chants.

During the suspension, Rocchi gathered the teams in the center circle, then Roma forward Edin

Dzeko went over and encouraged fans to applaud rather than jeer the opposition.

Roma led 2-0 at the time of the suspension with goals from Nicolò Zaniolo and Jordan Veretout.

Shortly after the interruption, Arkadiusz Milik pulled one back for Napoli.

Roma extended its unbeaten run to six matches and moved up to third place, one point ahead of Atalanta, which hosts Cagliari on Sunday.

Napoli, which has earned just three points in its last five matches, dropped to seventh.

Zaniolo put the hosts ahead with a shot from the edge of the area early on and Veretout added a second-half penalty.

The 20-year-old Zaniolo has scored in his last four games in all competitions, including the Europa League.

Also, Aleksandar Kolarov had a first-half penalty saved by Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret then Roma defender Chris Smalling cleared a dangerous effort off the goal-line with an acrobatic overhead kick.

Napoli also hit the goal frame twice in a single action in a fastpaced first half, while Roma's Justin Kluivert hit the bar after the break.

Milik redirected a cross at the far post for Napoli's goal, finishing off a swift counterattack.

Roma ended with 10 men when Mert Çetin picked up his second yellow for a foul on Fernando Llorente. Milik's ensuing free kick seven minutes into stoppage time was deflected over the goal.

LUKAKU LIKE RONALDO

Romelu Lukaku scored twice — including a penalty in added time — as Inter Milan came back from a goal down for a 2-1 win at Bologna.

Inter moved atop the table, two points ahead of eight-time defending champion Juventus, which was playing Torino in a derby later.

Lukaku became the first player since Ronaldo to score eight goals in his first 11 matches for Inter since the Brazil great achieved the feat in 1997 with nine scores.

Also, with six victories in six matches, Inter is the only squad in Europe's five major leagues to have won all of its away games.

Roberto Soriano scored for Bologna with a shot that was deflected in by Inter defender Stefan de Vrij.