MILAN, 15 November 2004 — Alessandro Del Piero’s goal gave Juventus a 1-0 win at Lecce as the Serie A leaders maintained their six-point advantage over second-placed AC Milan yesterday.

Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko scored both goals as Milan beat Siena 2-1 at the San Siro to take his career tally to 100 Serie A goals.

Inter Milan’s bizarre season continued as they came back from 3-1 down at Cagliari with two superbly-taken goals from Nigerian Obafemi Martins earning them a 3-3 draw.

The result maintains Inter’s unbeaten record but that counts for little - with 10 draws from 12 games, they are now 15 points behind Juve.

Third-placed Udinese were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Messina, who moved above Lecce into fourth place.

AS Roma’s troubles continued as they lost 1-0 to Reggina while a Paolo Di Canio penalty gave Lazio a 2-1 win over Bologna.

Heavy rain in Lecce resulted in a heavy, barely playable surface but a moment of skill from Juve’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a piece of clinical finishing from Del Piero was enough to give the visitors their 10th win of the season.

Ibrahimovic produced some fine footwork to lose his marker and pick out Del Piero inside the area and the striker took his time before firing home in the 14th minute.

Lecce’s potent attack, they are top scorers in Serie A, created few chances in the puddles and mud and Juve coach Fabio Capello said he was disappointed such a promising game had been

Rooney Inspires Man. United to 3-1 Win at Newcastle

In London, Wayne Rooney scored twice and Ruud van Nistelrooy converted a penalty as Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3-1 away yesterday to record their first win in three Premier League matches.

Former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson, meanwhile, had an unhappy start as West Bromwich Albion manager as his struggling side went down 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough on the ground he once graced as a budding England midfielder.

United remain 11 points behind leaders Chelsea, who won 4-1 at Fulham on Saturday when champions Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-4 at White Hart Lane in a remarkable north London derby to stay two points behind in second place.

At the Hawthorns, West Brom fell behind just past the half hour mark when their defender Darren Purse scored an own goal.

Prso Seals Victory for 10-Man Rangers

In Glasgow, striker Dado Prso netted a second-half penalty as Rangers battled to a 1-0 Scottish Premier League win at Hibernian yesterday.

Prso converted after 65 minutes after Hibs’ Scotland defender Gary Caldwell was red-carded for fouling Hamed Namouchi as he burst through on goal.

The Croatian player hit a post with his second penalty of the match in the last minute after Ian Murray brought down Fernando Ricksen and Murray almost made Rangers pay when he headed against the post in injury time.

Peruvian Guerrero the Hero as Bayern Go Second

In Berlin, rising Peruvian star Paulo Guerrero proved Bayern Munich’s knight in shining armor scoring twice in five minutes to help the German powerhouse to a 3-1 win at VfL Bochum yesterday.Bochum led 1-0 courtesy of Vratislav Lokvenc’s 66th minute opener but 20-year-old Guerrero, a half-time replacement for compatriot Claudio Pizarro, turned the tide in Bayern’s favor equalizing in the 76th minute and then scoring again on 81 minutes.

An own goal from Christoph Preuss in the 82nd minute completed a hectic spell as Bochum conceded three times in six minutes.

While Bochum coach Peter Neururer was down in the dumps at losing the match he can console himself with the fact that he did not lose 6-0 at home. Hansa Rostock manager Juri Schlunz suffered that fate as SV Hamburg crushed his side 6-0 at the Ostseestadion and his job is now hanging by a thread. Hansa are rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga with eight points from 13 matches and it looks bleak for Schlunz.