Cuadrado stunner ends Inter's fine run
Juventus moved six points clear at the top of Serie A as Juan Cuadrado's thunderbolt secured a nervy 1-0 home victory over Inter in the Derby d'Italia.
With title rivals Roma not playing until Wednesday (AEDT), the champion took full advantage and Cuadrado's marvellous goal provided the perfect response to second-placed Napoli's 7-1 thrashing of Bologna earlier in the weekend.
Inter beat Juve at San Siro in September and Stefano Pioli's men came into this game with designs on a title fight after a run of seven consecutive league victories.
However, after Inter's Coppa Italia reverse against Lazio in midweek, Massimiliano Allegri's side also proved too strong after Cuadrado's first league goal of the season turned an entertaining contest in its favour at the end of the first half.
Paulo Dybala had clipped the woodwork early on, but the visitor was a match for the table-topper until the Colombia international broke the deadlock in style.
Although Inter remained a threat after the break, Juve has now won 28 consecutive home league games and Inter's frustrations boiled over late on as Ivan Perisic was dismissed for dissent.
