Juventus moved one win away from the Serie A title after they beat Parma 2-0 on Sunday while rivals and defending champions AC Milan were held 2-2 at Lecce.
The results mean that Juventus are five points clear with just two games remaining and Fabio Capello's side could now claim their 28th title with a victory at Livorno next Sunday.
First half headers from Alessandro Del Piero and Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Juventus a comfortable win at the Delle Alpi stadium.
Milan led through a Kakha Kaladze header but Ivory Coast forward Cedric Konan pulled Lecce level seconds after the break.
European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko restored Milan's advantage in the 53rd minute and Lecce were reduced to 10 men 20 minutes later when Konan was sent off for a dreadful foul on Brazilian Kaka.
But eight minutes from the end Serb Mirko Vucinic slid home a cross from close range to make it 2-2 and leave Milan with little hope of catching Juventus. In the battle for fourth place and a spot in the Champions League qualifiers, Udinese and Sampdoria drew 1-1 leaving them level on 60 points. The Rome derby between AS Roma and Lazio ended goalless.
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