Juventus moved level on points with Serie A leaders Napoli on Saturday (Oct 19) after squeezing past 10-man Lazio 1-0, while AC Milan overcame having to play for over an hour themselves with 10 men to beat Udinese by the same score.
Mario Gila's own goal with five minutes remaining gave Juve the win in Turin, a crushing blow for Lazio who acquitted themselves well after Alessio Romagnoli was sent off in the 24th minute.
Thiago Motta's Juve looked set to dominate when Romagnoli was shown a straight red card for taking out Pierre Kalulu as he raced towards goal. But Lazio had little trouble holding off Juve's uninspired attacking and had to rely on Gila poking Juan Cabal's low cross into his own goal in order to take the three points.
Juve have a better goal difference than Napoli but stay behind their rivals, coached by Antonio Conte, as they have played a game more.
Napoli can ensure they maintain their lead with a win at Empoli in Sunday's lunchtime match, while champions Inter Milan, who sit two points off the pace alongside their local rivals Milan, are at Roma.
