Leonardo Bonucci struck the winner four minutes from time as Juventus ended Roma's perfect Serie A run with a 3-2 victory in Turin.
The game between the top two at the Juventus Stadium looked to be heading for a draw before Bonucci drilled a right-footed volley past Roma goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski. Carlos Tevez had put the hosts ahead with a penalty in the 27th minute before Roma captain Francesco Totti equalised from the spot.
Juan Manuel Iturbe put Roma in front for the first time in the 44th minute but Tevez converted another penalty to level matters on the stroke of half-time. Both teams ended the game down to ten men after Alvaro Morata and Roma defender Kostas Manolas were shown straight reds for clashing on the sideline. Juve's sixth straight league win has lifted the reigning champions three points clear of Roma at the top of the standings.
Fiorentina defeated Inter Milan to the tune of 3-0 to register their first home win this term. First-half stunners from Khouma Babacar and Juan Cuadrado had the Nerazzurri reeling and centre-back Nenad Tomovic struck after the break to rubber-stamp the visitors' fate.
Napoli also broke their duck on home turf by rallying from behind to see off Torino 2-1. Naples-born striker Fabio Quagliarella did not help matters at the Stadio San Paolo when rattling a sensational opener past Rafael. The Azzurri missed countless chances to level before the break but regrouped after the interval to pull off a comeback win thanks to goals from Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon.
Ten-man Lazio edged Sassuolo 3-2 to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Goals from Stefano Mauri and Filip Djordjevic put the Romans 2-0 up and, although Domenico Berardi swiftly reduced the deficit, Antonio Candreva restored the two-goal cushion before half-time. Lazio had Lorik Cana sent off for a second yellow card, with Berardi converting the resulting penalty, but the visitors could not equalise and lost defender Federico Peluso to a red card on the hour mark.
Alessandro Matri's last-gasp goal condemned hapless Parma to a 2-1 defeat - their fifth loss in six games. Diego Perotti's opener was swiftly followed by the dismissal of Facundo Roncaglia, an incident which allowed Parma to exploit the space and level through Andrea Coda. But just when the hosts thought they had done enough to secure a valuable point, Matri took advantage of sloppy defending to smash home a stoppage-time winner.
Sampdoria extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win over Atalanta at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris - Manolo Gabbiadini was the match-winner for the second week running. Empoli brushed aside fellow strugglers Palermo with a comfortable 3-0 victory as they celebrated their first win of the season.
Massimo Maccarone put the hosts ahead before team-mate Lorenzo Tonelli doubled their lead before half-time. Manuel Pucciarelli wrapped up a wonderful afternoon for the Tuscans by scoring the third. Elsewhere, Emmanuel Cascione's stoppage-time penalty earned promoted Cesena a 1-1 draw at Udinese. Substitute Bruno Fernandes put the hosts ahead but Silvan Widmer brought down substitute Alejandro Rodriguez in the area and Cascione made no mistake from the spot.
Source: FIFA.com
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