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. Josh Allen Jersey Large . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. Cheap Custom Jaguars Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. 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For the oldest player in the NBA, the obstacles were simply a welcome challenge.Thirty-nine-year-old Vince Carter tossed a perfectly timed, and expertly lobbed, inbounds pass to 7-footer Marc Gasol and he dropped in a shot as the buzzer sounded to lift the Grizzlies to a 108-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.Gasols basket came over Emmanuel Mudiay on a high-arcing pass from Carter underneath the Memphis goal. When Carter inbounded the ball there were 0.7 seconds left.I had progressions, I had a couple of options, but I just had to be patient while still keeping the 5-second violation in mind, Carter said. Its a stressful situation, but Ive been in it before. I know how to relax and take my time.Carter scored 20 points, while Gasol had 19 for the Grizzlies, who had lost two straight. Zach Randolph added 16 points.Mudiay had 23 points and Danilo Gallinari added 21 for the Nuggets.Mudiay appeared to have led the Nuggets to a victory when he stripped the ball from Mike Conley and converted a fastbreak layup with 7.9 seconds left. Memphis James Ennis followed with an errant pass out of bounds.But Conley came up with a steal in the closing seconds and drove the length of the court before the ball was knocked out of bounds by Denver with 0.7 seconds to go.That set the stage for the Carter-to-Gasol game-winner.The play was executed to perfection, Carter said. I just wanted to put it up there where only Marc could get it and let him take care of the rest.Gasol said the key to the play was the experience of CarterThe guy guarding the inbounds pass jumped too early, Gasol said. That opened up the passing angle and Vince made a great pass.Mudiay said he didnt know what the breakdown defensively was on the game-winning shot by Gasol.It just happens sometimes, Mudiay said. Some games end like that, some games dont end like that.The Grizzlies went up 83-76 early in the fourth quarter on a twisting layup by Jarell Martin and led by 95-88 following a driving layup by Andrew Harrison midway through the quarter.But the Nuggets battled back to take their first lead of the final period, 99-98, on a 3-pointer by Nikola Jokic, with 4:27 left.The lead changed hands six times in closing 5 minutes.We make it interesting, dont we? Grizzlies coach David Fizdale said.dddddddddddd Im just really proud of my guys handling adversity. Everything that could go wrong went wrong, but they just kept staying with it. They stayed in the moment.The game was 56-all at the half. Denver shot 54 percent and outrebounded Memphis 23-17 to overcome 10 turnovers. Those Nuggets mistakes led to 16 Grizzlies points.Memphis fell behind by seven points in the opening minutes, but recovered behind a 12-0 run in which free-agent pickup Chandler Parsons, playing in only his second game, scored his first points of the season. Parsons went 0 for 8 in Sundays game against Portland, but had consecutive layups in a 26-second span of the first quarter.The Grizzlies built a 42-35 lead midway through the second quarter before the Nuggets closed to tie the game.TIP-INSNuggets: G Will Barton, who played at the University of Memphis, did not play because of an ankle injury. ... Wilson Chandler participated in parts of Tuesdays shootaround, but did not play. He is recovering from a left hamstring injury.Grizzlies: G Tony Allen was placed on the inactive list before the game with a right groin injury. ... Gasol entered the game having made a 3-pointer in each of the teams seven games, but he missed his only attempt. He had nine 3-pointers in those seven games after having made 12 in his first eight seasons. ... The Grizzlies started their sixth different lineup in eight games.TURNAROUNDThe Grizzlies entered the game ranked last in the NBA in field goal percentage, but shot 51.2 percent. The Grizzlies scored 58 points in the paint.OLDIE BUT GOODIECarter became the oldest player in the NBA to post a 20-point game since Michael Jordan scored 25 for the Washington Wizards in April 2003, at age 40.UP NEXTNuggets: Denver returns home after a five-game trip to play the Warriors, whose two-time MVP Stephen Curry set a league record with 13 3-pointers en route to a 46-point effort against the Pelicans Monday night.Grizzlies: Memphis plays Saturday at Milwaukee, following what amounts to an early season All-Star break -- three straight days off. Milwaukee is 3-1 at home and the Grizzlies are 0-2 on the road. ' ' '