Serie A (Week 31) : Juve defeats Chievo 2-0
ITALY, Apr. 8, 2017 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 31: After their 1-1 draw against Napoli on April 2, La Vecchia Signora bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Chievo this Saturday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
Juventus dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuaín in the 23rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, La Vecchia Signora further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Higuaín with just 6 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Juventus remains in first place with 77 points from 31 games, a 9-point lead over runner-up AS Roma, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of April 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 77 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 26 | 40 | 68 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Lazio | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 60 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 59 |
| 6 | Inter Milan | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 55 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 54 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 51 |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Torino | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 41 |
| 11 | Chievo | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 38 |
| 12 | Udinese | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 | Cagliari | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 35 |
| 14 | Bologna | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 34 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Genoa | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 29 |
| 17 | Empoli | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 49 | -31 | 23 |
| 18 | Crotone | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 17 |
| 19 | Palermo | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 63 | -38 | 15 |
| 20 | Pescara | 31 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 68 | -37 | 14 |
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:Napoli 1-1 Juventus (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Pescara - Juventus (15 Apr.)
AC Chievo Verona
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Chievo 4-0 Empoli (12 Mar.)
- Previous game:Chievo 1-2 Crotone (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Cagliari - Chievo (15 Apr.)
Juventus
2:0
Chievo
2:0 (1:0)
- 8 April 2017
- 20:45
- Turin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 77 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 68 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 64 |
| 4 |  Lazio | 60 |
| 5 |  Atalanta | 59 |
Week 31 Results
| Saturday 8 April 2017 | ||||
 | Empoli | 1-1 | Pescara |  |
| Atalanta | 1-1 | Sassuolo |  |
| Juventus | 2-0 | Chievo | |
| Sunday 9 April 2017 | ||||
 | Sampdoria | 12:50 | Fiorentina |  |
 | Udinese | 15:00 | Genoa |  |
 | Bologna | 15:00 | AS Roma | |
 | AC Milan | 15:00 | Palermo |  |
 | Cagliari | 15:00 | Torino |  |
 | Crotone | 15:00 | Inter Milan |  |
| Lazio | 20:45 | Napoli | |