Napoli’s troubles continued when they squandered a two-goal lead and were held 3-3 at home by Palermo in Serie A last night while leading pair Juventus and Roma both won to maintain their perfect records after four games.

Juventus defended their place at the top of Serie A with Arturo Vidal on target twice in a 3-0 win over Cesena.

The Chilean scored first from the penalty spot and then added a second with a rasping drive from outside the area as Massimiliano Allegri’s team stretched their winning streak and became the first side to complete their opening four Serie A games without conceding a goal.

Stephan Lichtsteiner added the third in a dominant performance from the Bianconeri.

A late Miralem Pjanic strike gave Roma a 2-1 win at Parma for their fourth successive victory.

Rudi Garcia’s team were the brighter side early on and they managed to take the lead on 26 minutes when Francesco Totti set up Adem Ljajic who beat Parma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante with a low drive.

Parma improved after the interval and their efforts were rewarded on 55 minutes when Paolo De Ceglie headed home the equaliser.

But Roma refused to lie down and they managed to grab the winner three minutes from time when Pjanic curled the ball home directly from a free-kick.

Palermo turned up the heat on Napoli coach Rafael Benitez by snatching a point at the Stadio San Paolo in a six-goal thriller.

Kalidou Koulibaly and Duvan Zapata gave Napoli a flying start when putting them 2-0 ahead inside the opening 15 minutes.

However, the hosts were pegged back by goals from Andrea Belotti and Franco Vazquez.

Jose Callejon gave the home side the lead again on the stroke of half-time, but Belotti equalised after an hour to prompt whistles from the home fans as their patience in Benitez runs thin.

Pablo Daniel Osvaldo scored with a scissors kick to set Inter on the way to a 2-0 win over Atalanta and Fiorentina were held 0-0 at home by Sassuolo.

Serie A

Cagliari 1
Cossu 11;
Torino 2
Glik 21; Quagliarella 29;

HT: 1-2. Att: 15,000.

Fiorentina 0
Sassuolo 0

Att: 28,175.

Verona 2
Tachtsidis 52; Ionita 65;
Genoa 2
Matri 34, 48;

HT: 0-1. Att: 13,405.

Inter 2
Osvaldo 40; Hernanes 87;
Atalanta 0

HT: 1-0. Att: 35,000.
Missed penalty: Palacio (I) 30.

Juventus 3
Vidal 18 pen, 64; Lichsteiner 85;
Cesena 0

HT: 1-0. Att: 33,000.

Parma 1
De Ceglie 55;
Roma 2
Ljajic 26; Pjanic 88;

HT: 0-1. Att: 12,657.

Napoli 3
Koulibaly 2; Zapata 11; Callejon 45;
Palermo 3
Belotti 18, 61; Vazquez 24;

HT: 3-2. Att: 17,000.

Sampdoria 2
Gastaldello 45; Romagnoli 80;
Chievo 1
Paloschi 90;

HT: 1-0. Att: 19,342.

Today – 20.45
Lazio vs Udinese

  P W D L F A Pts
Juventus 4 4 0 0 7 0 12
Roma 4 4 0 0 7 1 12
Inter 4 2 2 0 10 1 8
Sampdoria 4 2 2 0 5 2 8
Verona 4 2 2 0 5 3 8
Milan 4 2 1 1 10 8 7
Udinese 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
Genoa 4 1 2 1 4 4 5
Fiorentina 4 1 2 1 1 2 5
Napoli 4 1 1 2 5 6 4
Atalanta 4 1 1 2 2 4 4
Torino 4 1 1 2 2 4 4
Cesena 4 1 1 2 3 8 4
Lazio 3 1 0 2 4 4 3
Palermo 4 0 3 1 6 7 3
Parma 4 1 0 3 8 10 3
Chievo 4 1 0 3 4 6 3
Sassuolo 4 0 3 1 1 8 3
Empoli 4 0 2 2 4 7 2
Cagliari 4 0 1 3 3 7 1

Top scorers
3 goals: Icardi, Osvaldo (Inter); Menez, Honda (Milan); Vazquez (Palermo); Cassano (Parma).
2 goals: Di Natale (Udinese); Paloschi (Chievo); Pinilla, Matri (Genoa); Tevez, Vidal (Juventus); Kovacic (Inter); Ionita (Verona); Callejon (Napoli); Belotti (Palermo); Gastal-dello (Sampdoria).

Next fixtures

Saturday: 18.00 Roma vs Verona. 20.45 Atalanta vs Juventus.
Sunday: 12.30 Sassuolo vs Napoli. 15.00 Cesena vs Milan; Chievo vs Empoli; Inter vs Cagliari; Torino vs Fiorentina. 20.45 Genoa vs Sampdoria.
Monday: 19.00 Udinese vs Parma. 21.00 Palermo vs Lazio.

Lega Pro

Group A: Arezzo vs Giana 2-1.
Group C: Ischia vs Salernitana 0-1; Martina vs Juve Stabia 2-2; Lupa Roma vs Benevento 1-1; Melfi vs Lamezia 1-2; Savoia vs Lecce 0-0; Casertana vs Cosenza 1-0; Catanzaro vs Matera 1-2; Foggia vs Aversa 0-0; Paganese vs Messina 1-0; Reggina vs Barletta 0-0.

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