体坛英语新闻：Juventus beat Milan to move closer to Serie A title

ROME, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Juventus held off AC Milan 1-0 at home on Sunday to move within four points of their second consecutive Serie A title.

In the 57th minute, Arturo Vidal converted a penalty, which was earned when Kwadwo Asamoah was barged into by Marco Amelia in the area, to give the host three precious points.

Juve need just four more points in the final five matches to retain the Scudetto. And their head coach Antonio Conte claimed that this win as a big step forward toward the Serie A title.

"The players keep asking me how many pieces are left in the puzzle. Well, this was a big step forward. We want to finish the job as soon as possible so we can relax a little at the end of a hard season," he said.

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri gave credit to Juventus' defending and set his hope on the next season.

"Juventus defended very well and lately we are having difficulty creating chances in the final third. So far we have done, including against Juventus, so there is everything to suggest we'll have a different campaign next year," he said.

Lorenzo Insigne struck a late winner as Napoli strengthened their grip on second place in Serie A by beating Cagliari 3-2 on Sunday.

Victor Ibarbo opened the scoring in the 18th minute for Cagliari, before a Davide Astori own goal leveled proceedings three minutes into the second half.

Napoli took the lead through Edison Cavani soon after, though parity was restored when Marco Sau scored with 19 minutes to go.

The match seemed destined for draw until substitute Insigne found the net with a deflected shot in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Meanwhile, the fourth-placed Fiorentina survived a major scare before prevailing 4-3 against Torino.

Goals from Juan Cuadrado, Alberto Aquilani and Adam Ljajic handed Fiorentina a 3-0 lead before the visitors fought back to level the contest at 3-3.

Both sides looked lively in search of a winner before Brazilian defender Romulo put the hosts back in front with four minutes remaining.

In other matches, Palermo netted in the dying embers of the Sicilian derby to claim a 1-1 draw with Catania and keep within touching distance of Serie A safety.

Pescara ended their rotten run of eight consecutive defeats following a surprise 1-1 stalemate with Coppa Italia finalists Roma.

Inter Milan accounted for Parma 1-0, while Chievo overcame Siena by the same score and Bologna hosted Sampdoria in a 1-1 draw.?