Rome - Juventus late Saturday kept the pace of Serie A leaders Inter Milan edging Torino 1-0 through a late goal from international defender Giorgio Chiellini.
The win in the high-voltage city derby pushed Juve on to 56 points from 27 games, with reigning champions Inter leading on 63 after beating Genoa 2-0 earlier Saturday.
Rome - Sweden's ace Zlatan Ibrahimovic resumed his scoring habits Saturday, opening the scoring in a 2-0 beating of Genoa that Mario Balotelli sealed in the second half.
The Serie A leaders beefed up their lead on Juventus and beat Genoa on home turf for the first time this season. The game was also Genoa's first without a goal scored before their home crowd.
As both sides took off at a hammering pace, the Swede was deadly in the second minute, displaying all his class to control a long feed by Dejan Stankovic and aim a perfect lob past Rubens Rubinho.
Rome - Roma had captain Daniele De Rossi sent off as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by visiting Udinese in the Serie A Saturday to dent their pursuit of a Champions League berth.
Roma are now level with Genoa and one point behind Fiorentina, in the fourth Champions League qualifying place, who could improve their tally Sunday when Palermo are the visitors.
Brazilian defender Felipe put Udinese ahead in the second half before an equalizer from substitute Mirko Vucinic.
London - Robbie Keane scored a dramatic late equalizer as Tottenham Hotspur salvaged a 1-1 draw at Sunderland in the English Premier League on Saturday.
In the only match of the day, an early goal by Kieran Richardson put the home side ahead, but Keane struck on 89 minutes to pinch a point for Harry Redknapp's side.
The two teams both moved up one place, to 12th and 13th, with Spurs ahead on goal difference - each of them just five points ahead of the relegation zone.