Serie A: Juventus stay top after win; Inter Milan rise to third

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

The Chilean scored first from the penalty spot and then from open play as Massimiliano Allegri's men made it four wins out of four at the start of the season.

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

Inter Milan climbed to third in Serie A with a comfortable 2-0 victory at home to Atalanta.

Rodrigo Palacio missed a penalty midway through the first half but Pablo Osvaldo made amends with a spectacular finish before the interval.

Inter continued to dominate the contest and Hernanes finally wrapped up the victory with a superb free-kick late on.

Miralem Pjanic's late free-kick ensured Roma maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a 2-1 victory at Parma.

Adem Ljajic put the visitors in front in the 27th minute with a fierce left-footed shot, but Parma drew level through Paolo De Ceglie's header.

Roma, however, would not be denied and with only two minutes of normal time remaining Pjanic curled in a delightful effort from the set piece to wrap up another three points.

Palermo turned up the heat on Napoli coach Rafael Benitez by snatching a 3-3 draw at the Stadio San Paolo.

Kalidou Koulibaly and Duvan Zapata gave Napoli a flying start, but they 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.