AP, Rome :
Roma ended its four-month winless streak at home with a 1-0 victory over Napoli in Serie A on Saturday, while Lazio kept up the pressure on its city rival with a 3-1 win at relegation-threatened Cagliari.
In the late match, Carlos Tevez struck again to help runaway leader Juventus beat Empoli 2-0 and maintain its 14-point advantage.
Miralem Pjanic finished a swift counterattack for Roma in the 25th minute and goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis did the rest – saving shot after shot by Napoli in the second half.
“The last (four) months were tough in terms of results. So to win in front of our fans fills us with pride,” De Sanctis said.
Lazio, which also missed a penalty on its way to a seventh consecutive victory, remained a point behind second-place Roma.
Fiorentina beat Sampdoria 2-0 to leapfrog its opponent into fourth, six points behind Lazio. Sampdoria was a point further back, one ahead of Napoli in the fight for Champions League places.
AC Milan won 2-1 at Palermo for its first away victory since October, while Inter Milan was booed off the pitch at San Siro after being held to 1-1 by bottom club Parma.
All 10 matches of the 29th round were on Saturday due to the Easter holiday.
Elsewhere, Cesena gave itself hope of avoiding relegation as it came back from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Hellas Verona. It moved to four points off safety, with 17th-place Atalanta losing 2-1 at home to Torino.
Genoa drew 1-1 against Udinese, and 10-man Sassuolo held on to beat Chievo Verona 1-0.
Security was tight for Napoli’s first visit to Roma since a fan of the southern club died following a shooting before last season’s Italian Cup final at the Stadio Olimpico.
Residents of the entire Campania region that includes Naples were barred from buying tickets for the match, and 1,000 police officers were called in to maintain order.
There were no reports of problems.
Pjanic scored the only goal when Juan Iturbe rapidly carried into the area and passed to Alessandro Florenzi, who from the right flank picked out the Bosnia international to slot it in.
