Milan: Napoli beat Pescara 3-0 in the Serie A on Saturday to postpone Juventus' title celebrations for at least another week. Second-half goals from Gokhan Inler, Goran Pandev and Blerim Dzemaili left Napoli provisionally eight points behind league leader Juventus, with four rounds remaining.
The result means Juventus cannot secure a 29th title against Torino on Sunday and the defending champion will have to wait until next week's game against Palermo at least. Napoli are also 10 points ahead of AC Milan, which hosts Catania on Sunday, in the race for direct entry into the Champions League.
"We should have unlocked this game immediately, but (goalkeeper Ivan) Pelizzoli was really good," Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri said. "I'd highlighted the importance of this game, the lads were a bit nervous. But then everything relaxed after the first goal. We had a bit of a dip, now we're back to form again. We've done better than last year but Juve has, too. We'll see if we can reduce the gap with Juve. We have taken an important step towards the Champions League."
Pescara were bottom of the league, eight points off safety. Earlier, Udinese kept their hopes alive of securing a Europa League berth with a 1-0 win against Cagliari, picking up their fourth consecutive victory. Cagliari striker Mauricio Pinilla was sent off in stoppage time after flying into the back of Giampiero Pinzi....
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08:52 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Milan: AC Milan and Napoli played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at San Siro in a battle for an automatic Champions League spot on Sunday. It was a mixed night for Mathieu Flamini, who fired Milan into the lead in the 30th minute but was sent off 18 minutes from time. Milan's lead lasted just three minutes before Goran Pandev took advantage of poor defending to level. Second-place Napoli remain... 
Milan: Three Napoli players have been suspended in the aftermath of a fractious Italian Supercup against Juventus on Saturday. Goran Pandev and Andrea Dossena were given two-match suspensions, while Juan Zuniga got a one-match ban. Juventus beat Napoli 4-2 to win the Italian Supercup after scoring twice in extra time. Pandev and Zuniga were sent off in the last five minutes of regular time. Pandev was shown a straight red... 
