Del Piero hits 250 as Juventus go second
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Juventus climbed up to second in the Serie A table after a 4-0 victory over Reggina in snowy Turin on Saturday gave them a sixth win in seven league games.
Veteran forward Alessandro Del Piero bagged his 250th goal in Juve's colours from the penalty spot following strikes from Mauro Camoranesi, Amauri and Giorgio Chiellini.
The victory moved Juve above AC Milan on goal difference, just three points behind leaders and champions Inter Milan but both Milanese giants play on Monday morning.
Centre-back Chiellini and the evergreen Del Piero had both gone close for the hosts before Camoranesi gave them the lead on 28 minutes.
Del Piero sent Czech veteran Pavel Nedved free down the inside left channel and he drew goalkeeper Andrea Campagnolo before pulling the ball back for the Argentine-born Italy midfielder to slot home.
After a barrage of Juve attacks on the Regina goal, the visitors could not hold out for much longer as Brazilian forward Amauri held off two defenders under a high ball in the area which then bounced kindly for him to fire home low to Campagnolo's left.
Chiellini added the third with his head from close range 17 minutes into the second half as Reggina's defence stopped and watched Marco Marchionni's deep free-kick.
Del Piero added the fourth on 74 minutes from the penalty spot after substitute Sebastian Giovinco had gone down very easily under very barely a challenge from Bruno Cirillo to round off Reggina's night of misery.
In the day's early match Catania failed to move level on points with fourth-placed Napoli after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Lecce.
The Sicilian hosts took the lead just after the hour mark as young star Michele Paolucci's shot was deflected in.
But the visitors earned the point that edges them further away from the drop zone when Argentine substitute Jose Ignacio Castillo crashed home a shot from distance eight minutes later.
- AFP
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