Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi put Juventus four points clear of Napoli following a victory in their rescheduled game against Atalanta. Ciro Immobile and Paulo Dybala were at it again at the weekend, scoring two of the best goals from the latest round of Serie A action. With Juventus now ahead of Napoli in Serie A, Gab Marcotti examines whether the Partenopei are still capable of ending Juve's six-year run as champions.
Juventus' general manager Beppe Marotta says it would be "a dream" to become the president of the Italian Football Association (FIGC), but that now is not the right time to think about it.
The FIGC is currently being run by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) after elections for a new president to succeed Carlo Tavecchio, who stepped down after Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Marotta's name has been linked with the role and he told Mediaset that he is honoured to be considered as a suitable president, but he feels he still has a job to do in Turin.
"I feel that I have not yet concluded my experience at Juve, but for a director who has worked in football for 40 years, I feel it would be the crowning of a dream," Marotta said. "But it's something to talk about in the future.
Beppe Marotta joined Juventus as general manager from Sampdoria in 2010.
"At the moment, I am at Juve and I enjoy the faith of the president and with [vice-president Pavel] Nedved and [sporting director Fabio] Paratici, we have formed a great group. The Italian FA is a dream which can be realised in future."
Marotta joined Juve from Sampdoria in 2010, having overseen the Blucerchiati's successful qualification for the Champions League with Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini leading their attack.
Although success proved elusive in his first season in Turin, Juve have won the Serie A title in each of the six seasons since and are currently four points clear at the top and on course for a seventh straight Scudetto.
Ben Gladwell reports on Serie A, the Italian national team and the Bundesliga for ESPN FC, UEFA and the Press Association. @UEFAcomBenG.
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