Juventus survived a late barrage to deal a blow to Roma s Scudetto hopes and keep pace with Serie A leaders Napoli as Medhi Benatia clinched a tense 1-0 victory at Allianz Stadium.
Former Roma defender Benatia scored the only goal following a corner from another ex-Giallorossi star Miralem Pjanic, ensuring Juve stayed one point behind Napoli, who beat Sampdoria 3-2 at the Stadio San Paolo earlier on Saturday.
Roma, meanwhile, sit a further six points back and have now lost to each of Serie A s top three sides, though they do possess a game in hand which, if won, would move them ahead of third-placed Inter.
Juve s defence rarely looked like being breached as Edin Dzeko s difficulties in front of goal continued after a prolific start to the season, the Bosnia-Her…