Juventus still on course for record

Juventus remain on course for a record-breaking points haul as theyclosed in on the Serie A title with a 1-0 win over struggling Bologna on Saturday.A 64th minute goal from French starlet Paul Pogba was enough to give the Turingiants all three points and take them to 90 for the season.With four matches remaining, and having lost only twice in the league all season,Juventus can reasonably expect to become the first club to break the 100-pointsbarrier.It also moved them 11 points clear of their only remaining title rivals, Roma, whocould reduce the arrears later in the evening when they take on Fiorentina inFlorence.A draw would be enough for Roma to secure second place and automaticqualification for the Champions League as third-place Napoli could only manage a1-1 draw away at Udinese.But Napoli's hold on the last Champions League spot is not yet under serious threat,despite Inter Milan's 2-0 away win over Parma.Torino striker Ciro Immobile enhanced his claim for a place in Italy's World Cupsquad with his 20th goal of the season.But his last-minute effort was in vain as Lazio grabbed a point with the last kick ofthe game in the Olympic Stadium to secure a 3-3 draw.The point left Torino eighth, still in contention for a Europa League spot, but twobehind AC Milan, who eased to a 3-0 victory at home to Livorno.Immobile must have imagined he had give Torino all three points and level with ACMilan as he put Torino ahead in the 89th minute, only for Antonio Candreva to grabhis second of the game and salvage a point four minutes into stoppage time.Milan encountered little resistance from Livorno in the San Siro as they cruised totheir fifth consecutive victory.Goals from Mario Balotelli, just before half-time, Moroccan Adel Taarabt, sixminutes after the break, and Giampaolo Pazzini, six minutes from time, secured thepointsInter suffered a nerve-racking few minutes around the interval at Parma, withAntonio Cassano missing a penalty just before the break before Portuguese strikerRolando made amends shortly afterwards by scoring with a diving header.Argentine-born Gabriel Paletta was sent off for a second yellow card and eventhough Parma continued to press Inter, the numerical advantage told in the end asFredy Guarin grabbed a second for Inter a minute from time.Veteran striker Luca Toni pressed his own claim for a place in the World Cup squadwith the winner away to Atalanta, in Bergamo, in a 2-1 victory, which took themuch-travelled 37-year-old's tally for the season to 18. Source: AFP