Italy roundup: Deadly Destro’s Roma won’t blink, Napoli stumbles again

AS Roma is not going away, as Mattia Destro’s hat trick reminded us that Juventus’ big lead atop the Serie A table remains open for discussion.

I Lupi kept Cagliari‘s Serie A survival in question as well with their 3-1 win at Stadio Is Arenas, though the home squad remains a relatively-safe seven points clear of the drop.

Destro’s hat trick was natural, as the freshly-minted 23-year-old netted in the 32nd, 56th and 73rd minutes. He has seven goals in his last six matches and here you’ll see them coupled with some robotic voiceover work:

Meanwhile, Napoli fell 1-0 at Parma and is now 12 points back of Roma for second place. In fact, it’s more likely Fiorentina will make a charge on Napoli, as the fourth-place Viola built a two-goal lead before holding on to beat visiting Udinese 2-1.

Elsewhere

• Atalanta 0-2 Sassuolo -- Nicola Sansone has his supporters eating out of the palm of his hand after inching his club to within three points of safety after his brace.
• Chievo 0-1 Verona — Luca Toni is now within seven goals of 200 in Serie A. Could the old man be on his way to Brazil?
• Inter Milan 2-2 Bologna — Break up Bologna! The Greyhounds add another point to their hopes for safety with Panagiotis Koné's late equalizer.
• Catania 1-2 Torino – Ciro Immobile’s breakout season continues with 83rd minute winner as visitors post dramatic comeback.
• Lazio 2-0 Sampdoria – Goals on either side of halftime keep the hosts in the European discussion.
• Juventus vs. Livorno – Monday
• Genoa vs. AC Milan — Monday

STANDINGS

Juventus	31	26	3	2	67	22	45	15-0-0	11-3-2	81
Roma	32	23	7	2	65	18	47	13-3-0	10-4-2	76
Napoli	32	19	7	6	59	33	26	10-4-2	9-3-4	64
Fiorentina	32	16	7	9	51	34	17	9-3-4	7-4-5	55
Inter Milan	32	12	14	6	51	35	16	7-8-2	5-6-4	50
Parma	32	13	11	8	52	41	11	7-7-2	6-4-6	50
Lazio	32	13	9	10	42	40	2	9-4-3	4-5-7	48
Atalanta	32	14	4	14	37	41	-4	10-2-4	4-2-10	46
Verona	32	14	4	14	47	52	-5	9-2-5	5-2-9	46
Torino	32	12	9	11	47	41	6	7-5-4	5-4-7	45
AC Milan	31	11	9	11	47	43	4	7-4-4	4-5-7	42
Sampdoria	32	11	8	13	40	45	-5	6-5-5	5-3-8	41
Genoa	31	10	9	12	34	39	-5	7-4-4	3-5-8	39
Udinese	32	11	5	16	35	44	-9	8-2-5	3-3-11	38
Cagliari	32	7	11	14	30	44	-14	7-4-6	0-7-8	32
Chievo	32	7	6	19	26	47	-21	5-2-9	2-4-10	27
Bologna	32	5	12	15	26	50	-24	3-7-6	2-5-9	27
Livorno	31	6	7	18	34	58	-24	4-5-7	2-2-11	25
Sassuolo	32	6	6	20	31	61	-30	4-1-11	2-5-9	24
Catania	32	4	8	20	24	57	-33	4-6-6	0-2-14	20

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