Roma failed in an attempt to close the gap on leaders Inter Milan when they crashed 1-0 at Juventus.

Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero scored the decisive goal when he fired in a 20 yard free kick to put Juventus within one point of second-placed Roma.

1 - 0 Alessandro Del Piero (45 minutes)

The free kick on the stroke of half-time clipped the post before beating Brazilian goalkeeper Doni.