Juventus kept the Serie A title race very much alive when Vincenzo Iaquinta struck twice in a 4-1 win at depleted AS Roma on Saturday. The Italy forward fired in his first goal after 34 minutes and then headed the visitors back in front early in the second half following Simone Loria's equalizer. Olof Mellberg and Pavel Nedved added the third and fourth goals after injury-and-suspension ravaged Roma ran out of steam. The win puts Juve four points behind leader Inter Milan, which has 10 games left and host bottom side Reggina on Sunday. Eighth-placed Lazio's hopes of European qualification took another blow in the early kickoff when Delio Rossi's side lost 1-0 at Catania following Michele Paolucci's first-half tap-in. Villarreal eyes Champs spot Santi Cazorla and Matias Fernandez scored second-half goals Saturday to help Villarreal beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and strengthen its grip on fourth place in the Spanish league. “We were superior from the start and if we had been more clinical we could have won by more,” said Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini. “I didn't have to say anything to the players during the break because their attitude and the way they were playing was enough to get the win.” Spain midfielder Cazorla gave Bilbao goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz no chance with a fierce drive from the right of the goal in the 68th minute following an incisive run and pass by striker Giuseppe Rossi. Fernandez, who had replaced Ariel Ibagaza 10 minutes earlier, feinted and then avoided a diving challenge before firing home in injury time to ensure his team's tally of 16 points from its past six home games. Villarreal, which was paired with Arsenal in Friday's draw for the Champions League quarterfinals, has 48 points from 28 games and is well-placed for another appearance in Europe's top club competition next season. Fifth-place Atletico Madrid, which visits Mallorca on Sunday, has 43. Bilbao's defeat continued its recent league slump despite reaching the Copa del Rey final for the first time in 24 years. The Basque team has taken just two points from past seven league games and has 31 points, only five points clear of the relegation zone, ahead of Sunday's matches. “It is a tricky game against a team that has surprised a lot of the top teams,” said Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez. “Valladolid have the ability to score goals and we need to be careful.” Later Saturday, third-place Sevilla beat Valladolid 4
