Juventus extend lead as Napoli held by Lazio

First-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri in Turin took Juventus to 55 points, with Napoli six points ahead of third-placed Lazio after Hugo Campagnaro struck an 87th-minute equalizer to earn a point at the Olympic Stadium.

Vucinic opened the scoring for a combative Juve side after 20 minutes, capitalizing on Facundo Roncaglia's poor defensive header by smashing the ball home from just outside the area.

Matri doubled their lead four minutes before halftime after great work from Arturo Vidal, the midfielder evading four Fiorentina players before slipping a pass to the striker.

Despite losing his right boot, Matri expertly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano to seal a comfortable win that leaves Fiorentina in sixth place on 39 points.

“It wasn't an easy match, Fiorentina play great football but we deserved the win. We were brilliant, extremely aggressive,” said Juventus director and former player Pavel Nedved.

Nedved was filling in for coach Antonio Conte who is serving a two-match touchline ban for insulting match officials.

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