Juventus restored their three-point advantage at the top of Serie A as a rare goal from Andrea Barzagli and a late Mario Lemina strike secured a hard-fought 2-0 win against a spirited Atalanta side at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d Italia.
Having seen Napoli triumph on Saturday, Juve respondes a day later with a 17th victory in their last 18 league matches as Massimiliano Allegri s men hunt their fifth successive title.
Barzagli gave Juv the lead after 23 minutes, turning home a Mario Mandzukic header for his first Serie A goal since May 2012, which also came against Atalanta.
Lemina came off the bench to secure the victory with five minutes to go and another loss extends Atalanta s winless streak to 13 league matches as they slip further towards the relegat…