JUVENTUS took another step toward an unprecedented seventh successive Serie A title after Napoli had a setback Sunday.

Juventus leapfrogged Napoli at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Udinese to take a 1-point lead. Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli could only draw 0-0 at Inter Milan in the evening match.

The Bianconeri could move four points clear of Napoli on Wednesday if they beat Atalanta at home in a match, which was rescheduled due to bad weather.

“We’re just thinking of ourselves,” said Lorenzo Insigne, who went close for Napoli on several occasions at San Siro. “So many people, to put pressure on us, are saying that the title is gone, we just have to think about working.

“As long as we’re mathematically in it, we’ll fight to win, without ever letting our heads go down. We have to stay calm ... we didn’t win today but we had a good performance and we have to start again from that.”

Napoli, which lost at home to Roma last weekend, almost fell to a second successive defeat as Inter went closest to breaking the deadlock when Milan Skriniar headed a free kick off the right post early in the second half.

The side hasn’t won the Italian league since Diego Maradona led the club to its only two championships in 1987 and 1990.

(SD-Agencies)