Serie A (Week 7) : Juve defeats Empoli 3-0
ITALY, Oct. 2, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 7: Three wins in a row for Juventus. After their success against Cagliari and Palermo, La Vecchia Signora continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 3-0 victory over Empoli this Sunday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Juventus nor Empoli have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Dybala ('65) and Higuaín ('67, '70).
Juventus remains in first place with 18 points from 7 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up Napoli, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of October 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Napoli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Lazio | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Chievo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | AS Roma | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Bologna | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Torino | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Genoa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Cagliari | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Udinese | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Atalanta | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Pescara | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Palermo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Empoli | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Crotone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Empoli FC
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 2-1 Crotone (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lazio 2-0 Empoli (25 Sep.)
- Next game:Genoa - Empoli (16 Oct.)
Juventus
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Juventus 4-0 Cagliari (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Palermo 0-1 Juventus (24 Sep.)
- Next game:Juventus - Udinese (15 Oct.)
Empoli
0:3
Juventus
0:3 (0:0)
- 2 October 2016
- 12:30
- Empoli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 18 |
| 2 |  Napoli | 14 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 13 |
| 4 |  Chievo | 13 |
| 5 |  Inter Milan | 11 |
Week 7 Results
| Saturday 1 October 2016 | ||||
 | Pescara | 0-2 | Chievo | |
 | Udinese | 0-3 | Lazio | |
| Sunday 2 October 2016 | ||||
| Empoli | 0-3 | Juventus | |
 | Sampdoria | 15:00 | Palermo |  |
 | Atalanta | 15:00 | Napoli | |
 | Bologna | 15:00 | Genoa |  |
 | Cagliari | 15:00 | Crotone |  |
 | AC Milan | 18:00 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Torino | 18:00 | Fiorentina |  |
 | AS Roma | 20:45 | Inter Milan | |