In Italy, "Juventus" achieved a victory, "Atalanta" played to a draw (VIDEO)

Today, three matches were played in the "Serie A" championships.

The leader of the league table, Turin's "Juventus", won at home against Verona's "Chievo" and temporarily increased their lead over second-placed "Roma" to nine points.

Gonzalo Higuain scored both goals for the "bianconeri" team.

Meanwhile, Bergamo's "Atalanta" team failed to beat "Sassuolo". However, Gian Piero Gasperini's players can be satisfied with reaching a draw after trailing for a long time following Lorenzo Pellegrini's precise strike.

The result was equalized in the second half by Bryan Cristante who scored from the edge after a pass from Alejandro Gomez.

Results:

"Empoli" 1 - 1 "Pescara" [1-0] 9' Omar El Kaddouri [1-1] 31' Gianluca Caprari

"Atalanta" 1 - 1 "Sassuolo" [0-1] 36' Lorenzo Pellegrini [1-1] 73' Bryan Cristante

"Juventus" 2 - 0 "Chievo" [1-0] 23' Gonzalo Higuain [2-0] 84' Gonzalo Higuain