Football : Juventus beat Inter Milan 1-0 to extend lead at top of Serie A table

Juventus held out for a 1-0 victory against Inter Milan in the Derby d'Italia on Friday to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A table to 11 points.The Italian champions have earned 43 points out of a possible 45 this season with 14 wins and one draw. The best chances of the first half saw Juve's Paulo Dybala head Cristiano Ronaldo's cross just over the crossbar, while Inter came close when an unmarked Roberto Gagliardini hit the post. Sustained pressure from Juventus finally produced a 66th-minute winner from Mario Mandzukic as the tall Croatian headed home after Joao Cancelo put in the ball across goal.