Itallian Round-up: Juventus overhaul Parma

Fabrizio Ravanelli scored twice in four minutes to help Juventus knock Parma off the top of Serie A with a 3-1 victory in yesterday's top of the table match. Juventus, unbeaten in eight games, have a two-point lead and a game in hand over Parma.

Dino Baggio gave Parma the lead in the 57th minute, beating Angelo Peruzzi with a powerful, angled shot. Juventus equalised within four minutes when the Parma goalkeeper Giovanni Galli, a first-half substitute for the injured Luca Bucci, misjudged a cross and let the ball sail into the net.

Ravanelli put Juventus in front in the 70th minute and scored his second from the penalty spot after a foul on Vialli. To complete a bad start to the New Year for Parma, Fernando Couto was sent off for his second bookable offence.

Abel Balbo's eighth goal of the season and a late strike from Francesco Totti lifted Roma into third place with a 2-0 victory over Bari. Fiorentina, third at the start of the day and missing Gabriel Batistuta, who was suspended, slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Torino. Vanni Pessotto celebrated Torino's 2,000th match in Serie A with his first goal in the division.

Italian League: Brescia 1 (Lupu 29) Reggiana 0; Cagliari 1 (Muzzi 47) Internazionale 1 (Ruben Sosa pen 5 pen); Foggia 2 (Bresciani 60, Cappellini 73) Genoa 1 (Manicone 65); Milan 1 (Simone 73) Napoli 1 (Cannavaro 87); Padua 3 (Longhi 20, pens 41, 90) Cremonese 2 (Pirri pen 45, Milanese 72); Parma 1 (D Baggio 57) Juventus 3 (Sousa 61, Ravanelli 70, pen 74); Roma 2 (Balbo 68, Totti 88) Bari 0; Torino 1 (Pessotto 35) Fiorentina 0.

P W D L F A Pts Juventus 14 10 3 1 25 13 33

Parma 15 9 4 2 26 13 31

Roma 15 7 6 2 21 8 27

Fiorentina 15 7 5 3 30 20 26

Lazio 14 7 4 3 27 16 25

Bari 15 7 1 7 16 18 22

Sampdoria 14 5 6 3 22 11 21

Foggia 15 5 6 4 18 16 21

Milan 14 4 7 3 11 10 19

Torino 14 5 4 5 12 15 19

Inter 15 4 6 5 12 13 18

Cagliari 15 4 6 5 12 17 18

Napoli 15 3 8 4 20 25 17

Cremonese 15 5 0 10 14 20 15

Padova 15 4 2 9 15 34 14

Genoa 15 3 4 8 17 25 13

Reggiana 14 2 3 9 10 19 9

Brescia 15 1 5 9 8 24 8