Football news - Paulo Dybala comes off the bench to sink brave Bologna

Paulo Dybala came off the bench to give unbeaten Serie A leaders Juventus a 1-0 win away to a brave Bologna side who had the better of the match and hit the post in stoppage time on Sunday.

Dropped from the starting line-up, Dybala was brought on in the 59th minute and settled the game eight minutes later as the Turin side bounced back from Wednesday's Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid.

Juventus, who have won all but three league games this season, have 69 points from 25 games, 16 ahead of Napoli who were away to Parma later on Sunday.

"There was still a bit of a hangover from Wednesday, there's no use hiding it," said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri. "Today, it was important to win and to suffer. The lads did well."

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Arkadiusz Milik scored twice, including a crafty under-the-wall free kick, as Napoli rediscovered their scoring touch with an emphatic 4-0 win at Parma.

Piotr Zielinski set Napoli on the way with their first away goal in the league for more than two months before fellow Pole Milik struck either side of halftime and Adam Ounas completed the scoring.

Second-placed Napoli, who had drawn their last two league games 0-0 with Fiorentina and Torino, stayed 13 points behind Juve who they host next Sunday.

Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella, 36, scored his 17th league goal of the season when he converted a second-half penalty to give his side a 1-0 win over Cagliari, ending a run of three successive defeats.

The video assistant referee (VAR) system was used twice in the 1-1 draw between Sassuolo and SPAL.

After Federico Peluso gave Sassuolo a halftime lead, SPAL levelled with a penalty converted by Andrea Petagna following a foul on Sergio Floccari. The referee at first waved play on but changed his mind after viewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.

In the last minute, Sassuolo substitute Alfred Duncan was given a second yellow card for a late tackle but the referee changed it to a straight red after a VAR review.

Bottom club Chievo drew 0-0 at home to Genoa in the afternoon's other match.

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