Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner against his former club as Juventus extended their Serie A lead with victory at home to third-placed Napoli.<\/p>\n
Higuain left Napoli in an acrimonious Italian-record \u00a375m move this summer and did not celebrate after smashing home a loose ball with 20 minutes left.<\/p>\n
Jose Callejon had drawn Napoli level with a deft finish after Leonardo Bonucci gave Juve the lead.<\/p>\n
The win moves Juve five points clear of Roma, who play at Empoli on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Higuain scored a record 36 Serie A goals for Napoli last season, and many of the club’s supporters were not happy about his decision to leave.<\/p>\n
After the move, fans publicly threw their Higuain shirts, banners and scarves into dustbins, while before Saturday’s match Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri said of the Argentina striker: “I’ll greet him like a father does with a son who made him angry.”<\/p>\n
Higuain was spared having to play in front of any travelling fans as they were banned from attending for security reasons.<\/p>\n
However, he still sent a message with the manner of his celebration – by extending his arms out wide and opening his hands in a gesture of apology.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old might have added a second but badly miscued a header, leaving Napoli with hope of grabbing an equaliser late on.<\/p>\n
But Dries Mertens spurned their best chance in injury time when he fired over from close range.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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