Juventus sailed to an easy victory over Parma on Wednesday evening to consolidate third place in the Serie A table.
David Trezeguet put the Bianconeri ahead in the 16th minute before Raffaele Palladino doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark.
Parma's hopes of getting back in the game were crushed when midfielder Stefano Morrone headed into his own net with 13 minutes remaining.
The Gialloblu's miserable night was completed a minute later when veteran defender Fernando Couto sent off for a second yellow card.
The outcome sees Juve climb seven points clear of fourth-place Fiorentina with five games remaining.
The encounter at Turin's Olympic Stadium should have been played last month but was rescheduled following the death of a Parma fan who was on his way to the stadium to watch the match.
Claudio Ranieri's men went into the game in a buoyant mood following last weekend's 3-2 triumph over AC Milan.
But it was Parma that had the first chance of the game in the opening minute with Couto's powerful header going wide.
Hasan Salihanidzic, who scored a brace last weekend against Milan, replied with a flying header from Alessandro Del Piero's free-kick which went just wide of the far post.
The hosts continued to surge forward and should have broken the deadlock in the 10th minute.
Trezeguet latched onto Christian Molinaro's cross but his header went off target.
Juve´s efforts finally paid off with Trezeguet taking advantage of confusion inside the Parma area following a corner kick to fire past Parma goalkeeper Luca Bucci.
Parma fans called for offside against the Frenchman but to no avail.
The visitors struggled to get past Juve´s well-organised defense as Juve continued to dominate.
Bucci was called into action to save Antonio Nocerino´s right-footed strike on target.
It didn´t take long for Juve to extend their lead as Palladino got past defender Damiano Zenoni before firing a right-footed strike into the back of the net.
Parma should have reduced the deficit before the break but Bernardo Corradi´s effort from the edge of the area proved an easy catch for goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
The Ducale club showed more desire after the re-start but suffered a setback soon after with Corradi forced to leave the pitch through injury.
In the 53rd minute, Nocerino's central right-footed strike warmed the hands of Bucci while at the other end Reginaldo´s header was off target.
With 18 minutes remaining Pavel Nedved almost made it 3-0 with his a powerful strike from the edge of the area that fizzed wide off Bucci´s far post.
Parma could not withstand the pressure any longer, conceding the third goal of the evening soon after.
Morrone´s attempt at a headed clearance from Tiago´s cross stunned Bucci and ended up beating the Parma keeper.
The Gialloblu struggled with their numerical inferiority once Couto was sent off and Juve held on without any scares.
The result leaves Parma just one point clear of the drop zone.
