Serie A (Week 3) : Juve beats Sassuolo 3-1
ITALY, Sep. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 3: Three wins in a row for Juventus. After their success against Fiorentina and Lazio, La Vecchia Signora continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Sassuolo this Saturday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Gonzalo Higuaín ('4, '10) and Miralem Pjanić ('27).
Juventus climbed to first place with 9 points from 3 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Genoa CFC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of September 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Genoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Sampdoria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Pescara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Napoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Torino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Chievo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Lazio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | AC Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Udinese | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Bologna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Palermo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Cagliari | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Inter Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Atalanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Crotone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Empoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Juventus
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Juventus 3-1 Sassuolo (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lazio 0-1 Juventus (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Inter Milan - Juventus (18 Sep.)
US Sassuolo Calcio
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Palermo 0-1 Sassuolo (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sassuolo 0-3 Pescara (28 Aug.)
- Next game:Sassuolo - Genoa (18 Sep.)
Juventus
3:1
Sassuolo
3:1 (3:1)
- 10 September 2016
- 18:00
- Turin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 9 |
| 2 |  Genoa | 6 |
| 3 |  Sampdoria | 6 |
| 4 |  AS Roma | 4 |
| 5 |  Pescara | 4 |
Week 3 Results
| Saturday 10 September 2016 | ||||
| Juventus | 3-1 | Sassuolo | |
 | Palermo | 20:45 | Napoli |  |
| Sunday 11 September 2016 | ||||
 | Bologna | 12:30 | Cagliari |  |
 | Atalanta | 15:00 | Torino |  |
| AS Roma | 15:00 | Sampdoria | |
 | Chievo | 15:00 | Lazio |  |
 | AC Milan | 15:00 | Udinese |  |
| Pescara | 20:45 | Inter Milan |  |
| Monday 12 September 2016 | ||||
 | Empoli | 20:45 | Crotone |  |
| Thursday 15 December 2016 | ||||
| Genoa | 20:00 | Fiorentina |  |