Serie A (Week 17) : Juve beats Roma 1-0
ITALY, Dec. 17, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 17: Three wins in a row for Juventus. After their success against Atalanta and Torino, La Vecchia Signora continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 1-0 victory over AS Roma this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín goal in the 14th minute.
Juventus remains in first place with 42 points from 17 games, a 7-point lead over runner-up AS Roma.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Napoli | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 31 |
| 5 | Lazio | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 31 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Torino | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | Inter Milan | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Genoa | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Chievo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Udinese | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Bologna | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Empoli | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Crotone | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 9 |
| 19 | Pescara | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 8 |
| 20 | Palermo | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Juventus
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Juventus 4-0 Cagliari (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Torino 1-3 Juventus (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Juventus - Bologna (8 Jan.)
AS Roma
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:AS Roma 4-0 Crotone (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:AS Roma 1-0 AC Milan (12 Dec.)
- Next game:AS Roma - Chievo (22 Dec.)
Juventus
1:0
AS Roma
1:0 (1:0)
- 17 December 2016
- 20:45
- Turin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 35 |
| 3 |  AC Milan | 33 |
| 4 |  Napoli | 31 |
| 5 |  Lazio | 31 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Empoli | 2-0 | Cagliari |  |
| AC Milan | 0-0 | Atalanta |  |
| Juventus | 1-0 | AS Roma | |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
 | Sassuolo | 12:30 | Inter Milan |  |
 | Udinese | 15:00 | Crotone |  |
 | Pescara | 15:00 | Bologna |  |
| Napoli | 15:00 | Torino |  |
 | Chievo | 15:00 | Sampdoria |  |
| Lazio | 20:45 | Fiorentina |  |
 | Genoa | 20:45 | Palermo |  |