Italy’s record champions Juventus Turin suffered a setback in the battle for the championship. The team around superstar Cristiano Ronaldo lost 0: 1 (0: 1) at SSC Napoli on Saturday evening. This means that Juve suffered their third loss of the season in Serie A. Lorenzo Insigne scored the hosts’ winning goal in the 31st minute with a converted penalty.
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League leaders AC Milan also suffered a defeat in the evening. The Rossoneri were surprisingly defeated by promoted Spezia Calcio away with 0: 2 (0: 0). Giulio Maggiore (56th) and Simone Bastoni (67th) scored for the outsider. Milan could thus lose the championship lead on Sunday to city rivals Inter Milan, who host Lazio Rome in the evening for the top game of the 22nd matchday.
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Juventus are in third place in the table and are seven points less than leaders AC Milan and five fewer than second Inter Milan in one game. Cup winners Naples are two points behind Juventus in fourth place.
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