Serie A: AC Milan and Juventus ease to wins
Wednesday 25 October 2017 23:51, UK
AC Milan and Juventus swept to comfortable victories on a night in Serie A that will be remembered for off-pitch reasons.
Readings from Anne Frank's diary and a minute's silence occurred before every match as Italian football sought to condemn anti-Semitism on Wednesday.
The nationwide action came three days after Lazio fans had littered the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with images of Anne Frank, the young diarist who died in the Holocaust, wearing a jersey of city rival Roma.
An extract from her diary was read out, and the silence observed at each match, as part of a wider initiative by Italian football authorities to distance the national game from the weekend's events in Rome.
On the pitch, AC Milan ended a lean spell in spectacular style with a 4-1 win at Chievo Verona.
Goals from Suso, Hakan Calhanoglu, Nikola Kalinic and an own goal from Chievo defender Bostjan Cesar handed Milan their first win in five league matches, a run that stretched back to September.
Juventus also recorded a 4-1 victory, against struggling Spal, while Napoli won 3-2 at Genoa to move back to the top of the table.
Napoli have two more points than second-placed Inter Milan, who beat Sampdoria 3-2 on Tuesday.
Juventus are a point further back along with Lazio after the Rome side won 2-1 at Bologna.
