Former Juventus general director Luciano Moggi has brought more disgrace on himself after telling journalists he is against homosexuality in football.
The 70-year-old, currently banned from the sport for five years after his involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, believes homosexuals are not 憁ade for calcio
TURIN, April 27 (Serie A) - Four goals in less than 20 first-half minutes set Juventus on course for a 5-2 rout of Lazio on Sunday.
Giorgia Chiellini, Mauro Camoranesi, Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet all found the net in the opening 35 minutes as Juventus came roaring out of the blocks.
Rolando Bianchi and Sebastiano Siviglia gave Lazio hope early in the second half, but after Siviglia was then sent off, Juve closed the deal when Chiellini grabbed his second late on.
Roma's 4-1 victory over Torino means Juve are no closer to their target of second place, but it was not for lack of trying on their part.
The danger signs were there from the start for Lazio as Mohamed Sissoko went close with a cross-cum-shot and then Trezeguet headed just wide in the opening exchanges.
Chiellini then gave the hosts the lead in the 15th minute, getting up to head home from Camoranesi's free-kick.
Juve doubled their lead six minutes later with Camoranesi the scorer this time after good work from Cristiano Zanetti.
Two quick goals just after the half-hour mark then put Juve in complete control.
Del Piero's sumptuous strike left Marco Ballotta helpless and Trezeguet piled on the misery by heading home Camoranesi's cross.
They might have added another five minutes later as Trezeguet attempted an audacious bicycle kick from Pavel Nedved's cross, but the effort went wide.
At the other end, Gianluigi Buffon passed his first serious test five minutes before the break, making a fine diving save to keep out Stefano Mauri's header.
With the Lazio fans already beginning to file out of the stadium, the first half ended as Nedved struck a powerful shot which Ballotta did well to keep out.
Whatever words Lazio coach Delio Rossi found for his players at half-time seemed to work, however, and they came out for the second half a much-improved team.
They were rewarded when Bianchi got up to head home Mauri's cross in the 55th minute.
Six minutes later they might have been dreaming of a miraculous comeback as Siviglia headed home to cut Juve's advantage to two.
That proved to be a wake-up call for the hosts, who responded when Nedved's curling shot struck the bar in the 67th minute.
Lazio's hopes of a recovery were then dealt a huge blow with 15 minutes to go when Siviglia got his marching orders for a second bookable offence.
That allowed Juve to move into cruise control through the closing stages, but there was still time for Chiellini to add a fifth goal with a left-foot shot which nestled in the corner of the Lazio net.
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