Juve thrash Udinese
Two superb long range goals from teenager Paul Pogba helped Juventus to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to five points after a comfortable 4-0 win against Udinese on Saturday.
Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri were also on target for the champions, who moved up to 48 points, five clear of second-placed Lazio.
Lazio drew 2-2 at Palermo, leaving the Serie A strugglers second bottom on 16 points.
"We were missing loads of players who would usually start... and today was a demonstration that despite all the absentees... we depend on the idea of a team, not individuals," Juventus manager Antonio Conte said.
A wonder strike from over 30 metres from Pogba helped to break the deadlock in the 41st minute after the champions wasted a host of chances during the first half.
Emanuele Giaccherini, Arturo Vidal, Pogba and Leonardo Bonucci all saw opportunities go begging despite the fact Udinese barely ventured out of their own half.
It was left to teenager Pogba to calm Juve nerves with his second goal of the night, drilling a long range strike into the bottom right-hand corner of the net in the 66th minute.
RESULTS
Palermo 2 (Arevalo Rios 70, Dybala 71) Lazio 2 (Floccari 10, Hernanes 84-pen)
Juventus 4 (Pogba 41, 66, Vucinic 72, Matri 80) Udinese 0
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