Juventus 2-0 Chievo

Juventus returned to winning ways in the Serie A, after recording a 2-0 win over Chievo at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday evening.

Gonzalo Higuain opened the scoring for Juve after 28 minutes, before the striker doubled his second and sealed the win in the 84th minute.

The Serie A champions have now moved nine points clear of AS Roma, who are in action on Sunday.

Atalanta 1-1 Sassuolo

Atalanta missed the chance to move into the top four, after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Sassuolo on Saturday evening.

Lorenzo Pellegrini handed the visitors lead after 36 minutes, before Bryan Cristante rescued a point for Atalanta in the 76th minute.

The draw leaves Atalanta in fifth spot, one point adrift of fourth place Lazio.

Empoli 1-1 Pescara

Relegation-threatened Empoli and Pescara could not be separated, as they played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon.

Omar El Kaddouri put the home side ahead after nine minutes, while Gianluca Caprari leveled matters for bottom place Pescara in the 31st minute.