Higuain brace widens gap

Paulo Dybala hit a brace and Alex Sandro struck his maiden Juventus goal in a 4-0 rout away to Udinese that closed the gap on Serie A leaders Napoli to two points on Sunday.

Napoli, who are gunning for a first title in 26 years, went top of the pile on Saturday thanks to a 3-1 win over Sassuolo when striker Gonzalo Higuain took his tally to 20 goals in 20 games, scoring twice.

Juve stayed well in the hunt with a comprehensive win at the Friuli Stadium that gave Massimiliano Allegri's defending champions their 10th consecutive league win.

But Allegri insisted Napoli were the team to beat from the league's leading contenders, telling Mediaset Premium: "Napoli are going along at an impressive pace, so for now they are the favourites, although there are still five teams with the chance to win the title."