Milan: Paul Pogba showed why the top European teams are interested in him as he orchestrated a 2-0 win for Juventus against Chievo Verona, sending the defending champion provisionally eight points clear at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday.
Pogba scored a stunning opener on the hour mark and was instrumental in his team's second, netted by Stephan Lichtsteiner. Second-placed Roma visit Fiorentina later.
Meanwhile, there will be further debate about goal-line technology after Palermo had a goal ruled out in a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria, with the home side's new signing Samuel Eto'o in attendance.
A stoppage-time goal gave Torino a 1-0 win at Inter Milan, their first since 1988, while a late strike also saw Cesena beat Parma 2-1 in a relegation battle.
Hellas Verona beat Atalanta 1-0, with Javier Saviola scoring his first Serie A goal.
Juventus struggled to break down Chievo although Giorgio Chiellini nodded just over from a couple of corners, and had another header from a corner deflected over the bar by goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri.
It took a moment of magic to break the deadlock as Pogba skipped past two Chievo players before unleashing a powerful 20-yard strike into the bottom corner for his fourth goal in as many games.
Pogba almost claimed the second too as he brought down a cross with his foot before hitting it on the volley, forcing a great save from Bizzarri, only for Lichsteiner to slot in the rebound.
In Genoa, all eyes were on the stands, where club president Massimo Ferrero sat with a smiling Eto'o and fellow new signing Luis Muriel, with all three wearing Sampdoria scarves.
No official comment has been made by either Sampdoria or Everton but Eto'o underwent a successful medical this weekend and will reportedly be presented to the media on Monday after the deal has been finalized.
Samp got off to the perfect start when Eder ran on to Roberto Soriano's through ball and fired across to give his side the lead in the sixth minute.
The home side should have increased its advantage before Palermo levelled at the start of the second half with Franco Vazquez smashing in Edgar Barreto's pass.
Palermo were denied a winner when Michel Morganella's effort crashed off the underside of the crossbar before bouncing off the ground and out. Replays showed the ball had crossed the line but the referee ignored Palermo's protests.
Sampdoria moved level on points with third-placed Lazio, a point clear of Napoli, whio host Genoa on Monday.
At San Siro, Emiliano Moretti scored in the dying seconds as Inter fell to its first defeat in six matches.
Maxi Lopez headed a corner across to Moretti, who nodded in from point-blank range in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Parma and Cesena were level at the bottom of the table heading into the match.
Cesena took the lead against the run of play as Nico Pulzetti curled into the far bottom corner but gifted Parma the equalizer when Emmanuel Cascione failed to spot goalkeeper Nicola Leali off his line and his backpass rolled into the empty net.
However, Alejandro Rodriguez smashed home the winner after Franco Brienza's free kick fell to him in the area. Cesena's only other win this season was also against Parma, on the opening weekend.
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