Napoli and Roma keep faint title hopes alive with wins

In Bologna, Gabriel Barbosa -- the Brazilian striker nicknamed Gabigol -- came off the bench to score his first Serie A goal as lethargic Inter Milan snatched a late 1-0 victory to reclaim fourth place in the standings.

Roma's win keeps them second on 56 points, seven behind Juve and two clear of Napoli, who bounced back from their Champions League defeat by Real Madrid and extended their undefeated league streak to 14 games with the Chievo win.

After Juve's 4-1 victory over Palermo on Friday, the chasing duo knew they had to pick up three points in order to keep any semblance of pressure on the reigning champions.

Both duly obliged, with Roma's irresistible attack establishing a 2-0 lead over Torino inside 20 minutes following Edin Dzeko's low 10th minute strike and Mohamed Salah's sensational volley seven minutes later.

In-form Dzeko could have had his 12th goal in his last eight matches in the 51st minute but fired over after being played in by Emerson, before Leandro Paredes produced a sublime long-range strike in the 63rd minute.

Maxi Lopez added a consolation goal for Torino six minutes from the end before Radja Nainggolan thundered home a long-range effort in the first minute of stoppage-time.

At Chievo, Lorenzo Insigne opened the scoring for Napoli in the 31st minute with a delicious effort, cutting in from the left and curling a right-foot strike into the far corner, before Marek Hamsik finished from close range after hesitant defending in the 38th.

Piotr Zielinski added a third in the 58th minute when he finished calmly from the edge of the box, before Riccardo Meggiorini pulled a goal back for the hosts.

The win took Napoli up to 54 points in second place behind Juventus, one point ahead of AS Roma who host Torino later on Sunday.

In Bologna, Inter moved back level with Atalanta on 48 points and above Lazio who both won on Saturday after Brazilian Gabriel settled a lacklustre contest with an 81st-minute winner.

The 20-year-old Brazilian forward, nicknamed "Gabigol", entered in the 74th minute and took seven minutes to end his goal drought when he finished calmly after being picked out by Danilo D'Ambrosio's cross.

Before the youngster's intervention, Inter had lacked the ideas and verve that have characterised recent performances under Stefano Pioli and looked set to rue a remarkable miss from Rodrigo Palacio, who fired over from four yards in the 12th minute.

"In the locker room they said that Gabigol would invite everyone for a Brazilian-style dinner when he got his first goal," Pioli told Italian television. "I'm happy for him. "He's working hard after a troubled start which is normal for a young player coming from abroad, but he's doing well now and the whole squad deserves credit for that."

Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic denied Vasilis Torosidis with an excellent save in stoppage-time as Bologna rallied, while the home side will feel hard done by after Eder's blatant penalty-box foul on Blerim Dzemaili went unpunished.

In the late game, seventh-placed AC Milan moved on to 44 points after beating Fiorentina, whi are eighth, 2-1 with goals from Juraj Kucka and Gerard Deulofeu.

Elsewhere, bottom-club Pescara's decision to reappoint Zdenek Zeman for a second spell in charge prompted an immediate change of fortunes as they ended a 22-game winless streak and picked up their second victory of the season with a stunning 5-0 triumph over Genoa.