{"id":85571,"date":"2015-01-26T06:10:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T06:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=85571"},"modified":"2015-01-26T07:14:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T07:14:21","slug":"pogba-influential-juventus-stretch-seria-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=85571","title":{"rendered":"Pogba influential as Juventus stretch Seria A lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\">Paul Pogba scored one goal and created another as Serie A leaders Juventus beat Chievo to stay ahead of Roma.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman, who has netted in each of his last four games, opened the scoring with a stunning shot from the edge of the box on the hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>The reported Real Madrid target then saw his clever trap and volley saved before Stephan Lichtsteiner poked home.<\/p>\n<p>The win moves the champions seven points ahead of second-placed Roma, who drew 1-1 at Fiorentina on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Pogba&#8217;s performances have become increasingly influential this season with manager Massimiliano Allegri touting the former Manchester United player as a potential future world player of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Chievo remain in the relegation zone and will be without defender Nicolas Frey for the foreseeable future after he was stretchered off wearing a neck brace following a clash of heads with Patrice Evra.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a stoppage-time header from Emiliano Moretti gave <strong> Torino <\/strong> their first win at <strong> Inter Milan <\/strong> since 1988, leaving the ninth-placed Nerazzurri seven points off the European places.<\/p>\n<p>New signing Samuel Eto&#8217;o was in attendance as his <strong> Sampdoria <\/strong> team-mates played out a 1-1 draw with <strong> Palermo <\/strong> to remain fourth and outside of the Champions League places on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>A late strike from substitute Alejandro Rodriguez helped <strong> Cesena <\/strong> beat <strong> Parma <\/strong> 2-1 in a relegation battle and halt an 18-match winless run for the visitors in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>Javier Saviola&#8217;s second-half strike gave <strong> Hellas Verona <\/strong> a 1-0 win over <strong> Atalanta <\/strong> .<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/80509000\/jpg\/_80509342_pogbagoal_epa.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Pogba\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba now has eight goals for the season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/80510000\/jpg\/_80510216_nicolasfrey_afp.jpg\" alt=\"Nicolas Frey\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The match stopped for several minutes as Nicolas Frey received treatment for a head injury<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/80510000\/jpg\/_80510219_vidal_getty.jpg\" alt=\"Arturo Vidal \" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">A combative Arturo Vidal was booked early on and substituted after 62 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pogba scored one goal and created another as Serie A leaders Juventus beat Chievo to stay ahead of Roma. The Frenchman, who has netted in each of his last four games, opened the scoring with a stunning shot from the edge of the box on the hour mark. 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