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ROME (AP) — Napoli avoided handing Juventus the Serie A title and also relegated Chievo Verona to the second division with a 3-1 victory over the last-placed club on Sunday.Carlo Ancelotti’s team needed three points to prevent the Bianconeri from celebrating the title Cheap Argentina Soccer Jerseys , and they achieved this following a brace from Kalidou Koulibaly and a goal from Arkadiusz Milik.The victory ended a three-match winless streak for Napoli — including a 2-0 loss to Arsenal in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals.“This win takes some of the weight off our shoulders,” Ancelotti said. “We were tense and worried. After Milik’s goal, we loosened up a bit and that’s a helpful boost.”Still, Juventus is 17 points ahead of Napoli with six rounds remaining and can clinch a record-extending eighth straight title next weekend with a draw against Fiorentina.Chievo was mathematically assured of going down to the second division. The Verona club has won only once this season and was also given a three-point penalty for false accounting.Koulibaly didn’t even need to jump to head in a cross from Dries Mertens after a quarter-hour for his first Italian league goal of the season.Milik then curled a long shot in after the hour mark, his sixth from beyond the area this season — top in Serie A.Koulibaly’s second was a half-volley following a rebound.Bostjan Cesar pulled one back for Chievo near the final whistle with a header.On Thursday, Napoli will attempt to overturn the 2-0 deficit against Arsenal in the return leg of the Europa League quarterfinals.INTER BOOSTInter Milan tightened its hold on third place with a 3-1 win at relegation-threatened Frosinone.Radja Nainggolan opened the scoring, and Ivan Perisic and Matias Vecino also found the target for the visitors.Francesco Cassata scored for Frosinone to temporarily make it 2-1.Inter is five points ahead of fourth-placed AC Milan.RED CARDSTorino’s chances of sneaking into the Champions League were hampered by a 1-1 draw against Cagliari, in a match which saw three players sent off.Simone Zaza was both hero and villain for Torino as he gave it the lead shortly after halftime but was then shown a straight red card in the 73rd minute for dissent.Cagliari immediately made the most of the numerical advantage as Leonardo Pavoletti headed in the equalizer. There were suspicions of offside but the goal was awarded after a lengthy video review.Cagliari defender Luca Pellegrini was sent off following a second booking eight minutes from time. His teammate Nicolo Barella was also dismissed following a second yellow card in stoppage time.Torino remained seventh, five points behind AC Milan and the final Champions League qualifying spot.OTHER MATCHESVincenzo Montella’s return to the Fiorentina bench ended in disappointment as his team was held to a 0-0 draw at home to relegation-threatened Bologna.Montella Soccer Jerseys Wholesale , who previously coached Fiorentina from 2012-15, replaced Stefano Pioli on Wednesday.Luis Muriel hit the post late on but Fiorentina extended its winless streak to nine matches.Bologna inched three points above the relegation zone.Elsewhere, Sampdoria beat 10-man Genoa 2-0 in a derby match. Gregoire Defrel gave Sampdoria an early lead before Fabio Quagliarella converted a penalty following Davide Biraschi’s handball, which also saw the Genoa defender sent off.It was Quagliarella’s 22nd goal of the season, moving him one above Milan forward Krzysztof Piatek at the top of the scoring charts.Also Sassuolo drew 0-0 against Parma, which had a penalty saved. Manchester United are rapidly becoming favourites to finish fourth in the Premier League, a remarkable statement to make considering the club were 11 points off the pace when they dismissed Jose Mourinho back in December. A run of eight wins in all competitions (and over the hectic Christmas period no less) has put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to within three points of fourth.聽Don’t forget to share your tips on the UK’s biggest football tipping contest by clicking here.They’ll have to overhaul both Chelsea and Arsenal to do it, but that looks increasingly likely given their psychological and tactical improvements under the new manager – and the developing issues for Unai Emery and Maurizio Sarri.Solskjaer hasn’t received enough credit for the tactics he has implemented at Old Trafford; his return to playing high-line attacking football with inverted wingers and full-backs that bomb forward is reminiscent of the Fergie years, getting the fans instantly on board. But it goes deeper than this. His use of Paul Pogba in a free role has finally released the Frenchman’s talents at Old Trafford Cheap Australia Soccer Shirts , while Solskjaer’s deployment of Jesse Lingard in the number ten zone shows the new manager’s awareness of Lingard’s superb positional play.In fact, in all of Solskjaer’s team selections he has displayed an eye for tactical intelligence, using Ander Herrera to recycle possession in midfield and Victor Lindelof to carry the ball out of defence. The way in which United pinned Tottenham back at Wembley, before surviving a late onslaught thanks to some resolute defending, shows there is invention to match the bravery. Solskjaer has repeatedly sprung surprises, fielding a complex diamond 4-4-2 in the wins at Spurs and against Arsenal.United’s good form isn’t simply increased confidence, then, suggesting it can continue to the end of the season (although some sort of drop off is inevitable). They can certainly earn four more points than Arsenal and Chelsea over the final 15 league games.Given their history Arsenal’s injury worries are unlikely to end any time soon, which means Emery will have to continue with an improvised back four for the foreseeable future. That means conceding lots of goals on the break Cheap Belgium Soccer Jerseys , particularly against clubs in the bottom half who are keen to sit deep and bide their time. A run-in that includes trips to Spurs and Man City doesn’t help their cause.Chelsea may be lifted by the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain but this could be yet another example of a veteran striker not working out at Stamford Bridge. It may take the Argentine a while to adapt to English football, while the pressure and expectation on his shoulders is unfairly high. What Chelsea have lacked recently is creativity, not finishing; they scored just 13 goals from their previous 12 matches before the simple 3-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.Maurizio Sarri’s tactical stubbornness is a big problem given that Chelsea just don’t have the players to match his system. More disappointing results in the coming months seem likely, and Chelsea still have to travel to Man City, Man Utd, and Liverpool.A continuation of the awkward transitional issues at Arsenal and Chelsea seems probable, while Man Utd are a team rediscovering their talents under a manager with nothing to lose. Finishing fourth seems a genuine possibility.