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MILAN -- Roma was thwarted time and time again by Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski, who is on loan from the capital club, as it was held 0-0 on Sunday and failed to keep pace with Serie A leader Juventus.Skorupski flew to fingertip Edin Dzekos header out from under the crossbar in the opening minutes and pulled off another spectacular save moments later to keep out Mohamed Salahs strike.The Poland internationals heroics continued throughout the match and when he was finally beaten, late on, Manuel Pasqual was on hand to clear Dzekos header off the line.Skorupski also tipped Stephan El Shaarawys volley over the bar in stoppage time.We created a lot, we dont have much to reproach ourselves for, Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi said. The goalkeeper was phenomenal. In other countries players on loan cant face their parent club. We were talking about it just the other day before the match against Sassuolo, which has a lot of Roma youngsters.If Empoli manages to escape relegation it will owe a great deal to Skorupski and his defense, as Giovanni Martusciellos side has scored just two goals in 11 matches this season -- the fewest in Europes top five leagues.Roma is four points behind Juventus, which beat Napoli 2-1 on Saturday. Empoli moved level with 17th-placed Pescara.---AC MILAN 1, PESCARA 0AC Milan is emerging as a serious challenger for the title and a fourth successive home win saw it leapfrog Napoli into third place, five points behind Juventus.We have to go beyond our limits, Milan coach Vincenzo Montella said. Champions League? Our duty is not to be satisfied with what we have done. We have to think about improving and going beyond our limits.We are having a good season and I know that there is an immense team spirit.Milan again had teenage goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to thank.While fellow youngster Manuel Locatelli stole the headlines in last weekends win over Juventus, Donnarumma pulled off several stunning saves to protect his sides lead.The 17-year-old kept Ledian Memushajs strike from going into the top corner shortly after the hour with a flying one-handed save and was again at full stretch to deny Gianluca Caprari late on.Giacomo Bonaventura scored the only goal of the match, four minutes into the second half, placing a cheeky free kick under the wall as it jumped and into the bottom left corner.Milan also hit the woodwork in each half, through a MBaye Niang header and a Carlos Bacca close-range strike.---SAMPDORIA 1, INTER MILAN 0Inter Milan coach Frank de Boers position remains perilous as his side fell to a fourth defeat in five league matches.Fabio Quagliarella scored the only goal of an entertaining match on the stroke of halftime, shooting into the bottom right corner after Karol Linetty rolled the ball across the area.Both sides hit the woodwork and had several chances, with Rodrigo Palacio going closest for Inter in the final minute. His effort crashed off the underside of the crossbar and landed just the wrong side of the goalline for the Nerazzurri.Sampdoria moved level with 11th-placed Inter.---CROTONE 2, CHIEVO VERONA 0Bottom club Crotone recorded its first ever Serie A victory although there was an unseemly spat over who was to take the penalty that led to the first goal.Lucas Castro brought down Djamel Mesbah on the stroke of halftime and Marcello Trotta converted, after arguing with Diego Falcinelli over who was to take the spot kick and shoving each other.Falcinelli got on the scoresheet in stoppage time with a powerful strike to seal the result and spark rapturous celebrations in the stadium.Crotone moved onto five points, two from safety.---OTHER MATCHESLazio is just a point behind Milan after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sassuolo.The capital side broke the deadlock in controversial circumstances five minutes into the second half. Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli palmed away Keita Balde Diaos cross but it ricocheted into the back of the net off Senad Lulic, who was in an offside position.Lazio doubled its lead four minutes later when Stefan Radu flicked on a corner for Ciro Immobile to volley in at the back post.Gregoire Defrel got Sassuolo back in the match two minutes later but it couldnt find the equalizer.Earlier, Atalanta comfortably beat Genoa 3-0 with a first-half double from Jasmin Kurtic and a late goal from Papu Gomez. Custom Maple Leafs T-shirts . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. 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Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set.India captain Virat Kohli has demanded better catching from his fielders after they let England off the hook on the opening morning of the drawn series opener in Rajkot. Alastair Cook was dropped twice in the first two overs after the England captain had won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test, while 19-year-old debutant opener Haseeb Hameed also got a reprieve, all three chances going down in the first hour.Cook and Hameed added 47 for their opening stand to blunt Indias new ball attack as England went on to post 537 in the first innings. Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha then dropped Ben Stokes twice on the second day and the left-handed batsman went on to punish India by scoring 128.Catch the ball - thats all I can say to sum it up, said Kohli ahead of the second Test which starts in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. India vs England November 17, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass We have caught really well in the last 12-14 months. In Test cricket if you dont take your chances then the game is very difficult to pull back. I think that was the main difference rather than skill or pitch or toss.If you take your chances, you have a team five down for a 100 compared to three down for 250. Its a different ball game altogether. England may rest Woakes James Anderson could return in place of all-rounder India will welcome back fit-again opener Lokesh Rahul in the second Test with Gautam Gambhir, who made 29 and zero in Rajkot, set to miss out.We had it pretty clear in our heads that KL is our No 1 choice along with [Murali] Vijay, Kohli said of the 24-year-old Rahul, who joined the squad having recovered from a hamstring injury. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price When he is fit at any stage, he comes back into the team and we are going to start with him.dddddddddddd. That was the whole idea behind it. We were waiting for him to recover as soon as possible.In the meantime, Gautam got the chances that he got. He played really well in different situations. Ben Stokes top-scored for England with 128 in the first Test in Rajkot. Credit: AFP After the draw in Rajkot where Indias spinners made little impact, Kohli expressed his displeasure with the pitch which he thought had too much grass.Generally in Vizag the pitch has always been something that helps the spinners. I expect the wicket to do the same, the 28-year-old said. Lokesh Rahul is set to open the batting for India after recovering from injury We played a one-dayer here, the spinners got a few wickets here but at the same time the quick bowlers had a bit of assistance early on.Its a wicket where obviously the spinners will find it nice to bowl on. Amit Mishra looked the least effective of Indias spin attack in Rajkot so they may opt to give a debut to either off-spinner Jayant Yadav or, possibly, Karun Nair if they decide they need to lengthen their batting line-up.India (from): Virat Kohli (capt), Ravichandran Ashwin, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Ramit Mishra, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Murali VijayEngland (from): Alastair Cook (capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Zafar Ansari, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Gary Ballance, Gareth Batty, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Haseeb Hameed, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris WoakesWatch the second Test between India and England live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am on Thursday or follow over-by-over commentary, including in-play video clips of all the key moments, on our live blog across selected digital platforms.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! 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