On Wednesday, the 18th round of the Italian Serie A championship took place, with the last nine matches played. Today, all four teams leading the championship secured victories, while clubs occupying 5-10 positions did not win their matches, widening the gap between the top four and the rest of the teams even further. Fiorentina traveled to face Palermo. Fiorentina, in excellent form, emerged victorious after a tough battle and maintained their position in second place on the league table. The winners once again included Jakub Blaszczykowski, with Josip Ilicic scoring twice against their opponents and Alberto Gilardino adding intrigue in the 77th minute. Playing in front of their home crowd, Juventus had no opposition from Verona players. Paulo Dybala, Leonardo Bonucci, and Simone Zaza contributed with goals to secure a convincing victory. League leaders Inter Milan also triumphed, defeating Empoli away in a goalless match. Mauro Icardi scored the only goal in the added time of the first half. Napoli also celebrated a victory by defeating Torino 2-1 at home. All goals were scored in the first half - Lorenzo Insigne and Marek Hamsik for Napoli, while Fabio Quagliarella equalized for Torino from the penalty spot. Milan suffered a narrow defeat at home, losing to Bologna by a minimal difference. Rome clubs also failed to secure victories. Results: Palermo 1 - 3 Fiorentina 13' [0 - 1] J. Ilicic 42' [0 - 2] J. Ilicic 77' [1 - 2] A. Gilardino 90' [1 - 3] J. Blaszczykowski Juventus 3 - 0 Verona 8' [1 - 0] P. Dybala 45' [2 - 0] L. Bonucci 82' [3 - 0] S. Zaza Milan 0 - 1 Bologna 82' [0 - 1] E. Giaccherini Udinese 2 - 1 Atalanta 23' [1 - 0] C. Thereau 45' [2 - 0] S. Perica 75' [2 - 1] M. D'Alessandro Chievo 3 - 3 Roma 7' [0 - 1] S. Umar 37' [0 - 2] A. Florenzi 44' [1 - 2] A. Paloschi 58' [2 - 2] D. Dainelli 71' [2 - 3] I. Fal...
Lazio 0 - 0 Carpi Sassuolo 2 - 2 Frosinone 16' [0 - 1] F. Dionisi 22' [1 - 1] G. Defrel 45' [1 - 2] Ar. Ajeti 74' [2 - 2] D. Dalcinelli 90' L. Pellegrini (Sassuolo) sent off Empoli 0 - 1 Inter 45' [0 - 1] M. Icardi Napoli 2 - 1 Torino 16' [1 - 0] L. Insigne 33' [1 - 1] F. Quagliarella (from the penalty spot) 41' [2 - 1] M. Hamsik League table:
