Ajax remains in fourth place and Feyenoord in third in the Eredivisie, after AZ Alkmaar moved into second place Saturday with a 1-0 win at NAC Breda. PSV Eindhoven extended its league lead Saturday with a win against Willem II Tilburg.
"Both sides defended well, and attackers on both sides didn't get enough chances," said Feyenoord coach Ruud Gullit of the Ajax match. "It was a fight for the midfield."
Despite recent defeats in both the Dutch league and the Champions League, Ajax looked superior in the first half and its chances were more serious. Greek forward Yannis Anastasiou was a standout and constant danger with his headers.
The payoff came in the 27th minute when Anastasiou sent Argentine Mauro Rosales free around the last Feyenoord defender on the right side and Mauro finished with a beautiful arcing shot over 'keeper Gabor Babos.
Juventus beat Lecce and old nemesis Zdenek Zeman 1-0 on a rain-drenched field Sunday, maintaining its six-point lead atop the Italian league courtesy of Alessandro Del Piero's 14th-minute strike.
The Juventus captain was set up by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who slid a pass across the area after evading three defenders. Del Piero then performed a little dance himself to shake off a couple more stoppers and convert from 7m.
The match was nearly canceled after heavy rains flooded Lecce's Via del Mare stadium, but referee Massimo De Santis decided to play.
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