Gervinho scored two stunning goals as rampant AS Roma demolished Bologna 5-0 to seal their sixth successive Serie A win of the season and Juventus continued to dominate neighbours Torino with a 1-0 derby win on Sunday.
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Roma, unrecognisable from the bickering, blunder- prone side who struggled to finish sixth last season, top the table with a maximum 18 points after another outstanding display against the backdrop of a thunderstorm at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Alessandro Florenzi, defender Mehdi Benatia and substitute Adem Ljajic scored the other goals for Roma, who led 3-0 after only 25 minutes and kept a clean sheet for the fifth time in six games.
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Serie A champions Juventus rested playmaker Andrea Pirlo but still completed their ninth match against Torino without conceding a goal, a run stretching back to 2002, and extended their unbeaten run in the fixture to 13.