Juventus picked up their sixth straight win in Italy's Serie B on Saturday, with a 1-0 victory at Triestina, but Genoa remain top of the table after a 4-3 win at home to Cesena.
Juventus, demoted to Serie B and given a 17-point penalty by a sports tribunal which was investigating match-fixing allegations, are now on plus two points after Cristiano Zanetti hit the winner in Trieste.
Zanetti met a low cross from Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved to drive home impressively from the edge of the area in the 33rd minute.
Didier Deschamps's side had to hang on to their advantage after defender Giorgio Chiellini was dismissed in the 70th minute for a second yellow card. :stress:
Triestina wasted several chances to equalize before they were also reduced to 10 men five minutes from the end, when Davide Marchini was sent off for a foul on Nedved.
In Serie A a 64th-minute strike from Antonio Busce gave Empoli a 2-2 draw at Messina to leave the two sides on nine points, five behind leaders Inter Milan.
Christian Rigano put Messina ahead in the ninth minute with a close range header from a deep Arturo Di Napoli cross but Luca Saudati then brought the visitors level in the 32nd minute. :devil:
Japanese midfielder Mituso Ogasawara restored Messina's lead five minutes after the break with a smart half-volley from the edge of the area -- his first goal in Serie A. :frown2:
But Empoli grabbed a deserved point when Busce fired home a superb curling shot without the outside of his right foot to make it 2-2 in the 64th minute.
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