Napoli matched Juventus with a 1-0 win over SPAL on Sunday to regain top spot in Italy from the defending champion which had earlier won the Turin derby by a similar margin.
The two Serie A pacesetters registered their ninth consecutive league wins. Both clubs should thank Brazilians for the three points, with Alex Sandro scoring the only goal for Juventus in the 33rd minute and Allan putting Napoli ahead after just six minutes.
On Saturday, one of the most bizarre own goals of the Serie A season set Inter Milan on its way to a 2-0 defeat at Genoa which cost it the third place.
Veteran Macedonia striker Goran Pandev scored the second against his old club as Inter slipped below AS Roma, who earlier won 2-0 at Udinese after Cengiz Under scored his fourth goal in three games.
Inter ended an eight-match winless run in the league by beating Bologna 2-1 at San Siro last Sunday but if it thought it signalled a change in fortune, it was mistaken.
On the stroke of half-time, Ervin Zukanovic swung in a cross, which Milan Skriniar hooked away. But his clearance ricocheted off Andrea Ranocchia and flew into the net, leaving goalkeeper Samir Handanovic stranded.
Inter fell further behind just before the hour as Diego Laxalt’s shot from the edge of the penalty area was intercepted by Pandev, who controlled it superbly with one touch and placed his shot past Handanovic.
Roma, which travels to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday, scored twice in the last 20 minutes at Udinese to clock up its third successive win.
Under set it on the way, the Turk scoring with a 20-metre shot which swerved away from Albano Bizarri, and Diego Perotti sealed the win after capitalising on a mistake in the last minute.
The results: Serie A: Sunday: Torino 0 lost to Juventus 1 (Alex Sandro 33); Benevento 3 (Sandro 37, Viola 65, Diabate 89) bt Crotone 2 (Crociata 11, Benali 73); Bologna 2 (Poli 12, Pulgar 88) bt Sassuolo 1 (Babacar 38); Napoli 1 (Allan 6) bt SPAL 0. Saturday: Chievo 2 (Giaccherini 74, Inglese 76) bt Cagliari 1 (Pavoletti 82); Genoa 2 (Ranocchia 45-og, Pandev 59) bt Inter Milan 0.
La Liga: Sunday: Real Sociedad 3 (Prieto 10-pen, Juanmi 38, Canales 55) bt Levante 0. Saturday: Alaves 1 (Munir 61) bt Deportivo La Coruna 0; Malaga 1 (Ideye 27) lost to Valencia 2 (Coquelin 80, Parejo 85-pen).
Bundesliga: Schalke 2 (Kehrer 11, Embolo 28) bt Hoffenheim 1 (Kamaric 78).
