Carpi

There were home wins for Juventus, Empoli and Chievo in Serie A, but yet more misery for AC Milan as they were held by Hellas Verona.

Roma suffered a shock penalty shootout defeat to Spezia in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia, where holders Juventus, Napoli and Carpi won.

Paolo Dybala struck twice as Juventus won 4-0 at Udinese's revamped Friuli stadium to extend the champions' winning streak to 10 matches

Levan Mchedlidze Kevin Lasagna's well-taken strike earned a narrow Serie A victory for Carpi at home to Empoli on Monday and condemned Verona to relegation.

Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli remain just three points behind Juventus at the Serie A summit after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Palermo.

Juventus' early-season struggles seem a distant memory after they racked up a fourth consecutive Serie A victory by beating Palermo.

Rodrigo Sebastian Palacio There was no place for new signing Jeison Murillo in Inter's side for their 4-2 friendly win over Carpi.

A 0-0 draw at home to Bari was enough for Serie B leaders Carpi to clinch promotion with four games to spare.

Fabrizio Castori Just six games into their first season in Serie A, Carpi are looking for a new coach.

Gonzalo Higuaín Gonzalo Higuain is at "the centre of the world" for Napoli, according to head coach Maurizio Sarri.