Juve surpass Milan to top Serie A

 　　ROME, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Juventus regained¹ the top spot of the Serie A after they beat Palermo 2-0 while AC Milan lost to Fiorentina 2-1 at home on Saturday.

　　Leonardo Bonucci and Fabio Quagliarella found the net for the visitors in the second half of a one-sided game. The win put Juve one point clear of Milan in a two-horse race for the Scudetto which looks likely to go down to the wire.

　　Juventus head coach Antonio Conte preferred "to lead because that way you depend on nobody except yourself," and told Juventus they must work hard to stay top of Serie A.

　　"I always prefer to lead because that way you depend on nobody except yourself," he said.

　　"We did well to take advantage of Milan's two recent slip-ups. There are still seven rounds to go and we have a tougher fixture² list, but we also gained belief and are improving day after day," he added.

　　Carvalho Amauri scored an 89th-minute winner as Fiorentina claimed a shock 2-1 win over AC Milan.

　　Amauri fired home from outside the box to secure three much- needed points for Delio Rossi's side whose unexpected victory lifted them five points clear of the relegation³ zone.

　　Milan had taken the lead, going ahead through Zlatan Ibrahimovic's penalty, only to be pegged⁴ back by Stefan Jovetic before Amauri's winner.

　　AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said his side went the wrong way about the "unexpected" defeat.

　　"It was an unexpected defeat and a complicated game thanks to Fiorentina. We felt tired, but once we had taken the lead the equalizer came far too quickly," he said.

　　"There was too much haste in trying to win the game, so we went for long balls when I was asking for short passes. It's a shame that we lost, because now Juve have the chance to go in front, although there are still seven games to go," he said.

　　Inter⁵ Milan twice came from behind to force a 2-2 draw against mid-table Cagliari which kept the Nerazzurri in the hunt to salvage⁶ Europa League qualification from a miserable⁷ campaign.

　　Lazio moved back into third place and in line for the final Champions League qualification spot with a 3-1 victory over Napoli.

　　Napoli striker Goran Pandev's 34th-minute equaliser cancelled out Antonio Candreva's opener but Stefano Mauri spectacularly put Lazio back in front after the hour mark and Cristian Ledesma sealed the win from the penalty spot nine minutes from time.

　　The win allowed Lazio to leapfrog Udinese into third in the A table. The Biancoceleste are now three points clear of Udinese and four points above Napoli with seven games remaining.

　　Udinese boosted their hopes of securing European football next season with their first win in six games, 3-1 at home to Parma.

　　AS Roma's bid for a Champions League spot suffered a blow as they slumped⁸ to a 4-2 defeat at relegation-threatened Lecce.

　　The result at the Via del Mare⁹ stadium has left Roma in sixth place. Lecce, meanwhile, have kept alive their hopes of survival and are in 18th place, four points behind Genoa, who hold the last position of safety with seven games remaining.

　　Chievo beat 10-man Catania 3-2 in Verona to take a giant step towards safety.

　　Novara came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Genoa, although they could have had more at the Stadio Silvio Piola.

　　Bologna failed to make the most of their dominance as Serie A's bottom club held on for a 0-0 draw at Cesena.

1 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

2 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

3 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

4 pegged   

v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 )；使固定在某水平

参考例句：

• They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She pegged down the stairs. 她急忙下楼。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

6 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。

7 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

8 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

9 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。