Juve snatch late victory thanks to Poulsen

Rome, Feb 08: Substitute Christian Poulsen finally found favour with Juventus fans when he scored in injury time to seal a remarkable 2-1 win at Catania on Sunday.Juve, reduced to 10 men after just 12 minutes, climbed back above AC Milan into second after the Dane took advantage of a defensive error to net his first goal of the season. Poulsen has struggled to gain a place in the hearts of Juve fans following some average displays and a run of injuries since a move from Sevilla last July. He made up for it in style in Sicily, and also spared Vincenzo Iaquinta`s blushes after the striker was dismissed only moments after heading the opener. Iaquinta was booked for removing his shirt in celebration but received a second yellow moments later for a foul. Japanese forward Takayuki Morimoto brought the inconsistent hosts level early in the second half before Poulsen struck. "It was a very hard match, especially as I`ve been injured for three months," Poulsen said. "But we have played as a team." Injury-hit Juve, who left Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet on the bench, are seven points behind leaders Inter Milan after the champions won 3-0 at Lecce on Saturday. AC Milan are third on 45 after drawing 1-1 with bottom side Reggina. Fiorentina moved up into fourth on Sunday after Alberto Gilardino scored on the rebound with a minute to go to secure a 1-0 victory over 10-man Lazio. Lazio coach Delio Rossi is under pressure after a poor run and fan protests but his side did well to manage with a player short for over 70 minutes following Lorenzo De Silvestri`s dismissal for two bookings. In-form AS Roma are joint-fifth with Genoa, a point behind Fiorentina, after beating their rivals 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Cicinho, Mirko Vucinic and Julio Baptista. Bureau Report