Juventus' Kwadwo Asamoah (2) celebrates with his teammates Carlos Tevez (L), Claudio Marchisio, Paul Pogba (2nd R) and Arturo Vidal (R) after scoring against Fiorentina during their Italian Serie A soccer match at Juventus Stadium in Turin March 9, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Juventus remained firmly on course for a third straight Serie A title after beating Fiorentina 1-0 on Sunday to provisionally extend its lead at the top of the standings to 14 points.
Second-placed Roma has played two games less and travels later to Napoli, which trails its opponent by six points.
Kwadwo Asamoah scored a brilliant goal three minutes from halftime to give Juventus the lead.
Unlike the first match this season where Juventus squandered a two-goal lead to lose 4-2, the Bianconeri held on to record its 14th home league victory and preserve its perfect record at the Juventus Stadium this season.
It is the first of three matches between the two sides in less than two weeks as they meet in the Europa League.
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