Football: Ten-man Juventus beat second-placed Napoli 2-1 to go 16 points clear in Serie A

Juventus extended their Serie A lead to 16 points with a dramatic 2-1 victory over nearest rivals Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium on Sunday. Goalkeeper Alex Meret's red card, midway through the first half, was a major blow for Napoli, with leading scorer Arkadiusz Milik making way so that back-up 'keeper David Ospina can come on. Ospina couldn't stop Miralem Pjanic from scoring the ensuing free-kick. Emre Can headed in Juve's second before half-time, but then Pjanic was sent off early in the second half, giving hope to Napoli, who dominated the game after that. Jose Callejon reduced the deficit after 61 minutes and Napoli could have preserved their unbeaten home record this season with seven minutes remaining when they were awarded a penalty. However, Lorenzo Insigne's spot-kick hit the post.