Palermo 2 - 1 Napoli
Catania 1 - 2 Juventus
Roma 3 - 0 Genoa
Torino 1 - 1 Chievo
Udinese 1 - 0 Bologna
Cagliari 0 - 1 Atalanta
Sampdoria 2 - 2 Siena
Fiorentina 1 - 0 Lazio
Milan 1 - 1 Reggina
Lecce 0 - 3 Internazionale
On Saturday the two Milan clubs experienced contrasting fortunes. Reggina took the lead at the San Siro thanks to Davide Di Gennaro's left foot strike, only for his team-mate Matej Krajcik to let the side down by up-ending Alexandre Pato in the penalty area in the second half. Kaka duly converted to score his 11th league goal of the season but a draw was all Milan could manage, a result that 8 points behind their biggest rivals going into next weekend's derby.
Inter performed far better down south, scoring a comfortable 3-0 win at Lecce thanks to goals from Ibrahimovic (his 14th of the campaign), Luis Figo (yes, for some reason he is still there) and a fine header late on from Dejan Stankovic. Jose Mourinho's men seem to have overcome their short form blip, but nerazzuri fans will still be nervous ahead of next week's clash as the Milan derby is not a fixture they have fared well in past seasons.
Juventus moved back into second following a last-gasp victory over Catania in Sicilly. Juve took the lead when Vincenzo Iaquinta converted Camoranesi's free-kick but he was sent off just 10 minutes later for a second bookable offence, and Catania looked to take advantage as their Japanese striker, Takayuki Morimoto levelled matters from close range. A draw looked likely as both sides looked hard to break down, only for Christian Poulson, who has flattered to deceive since his summer move from Sevilla, popped up in stoppage time to scramble home a winner after some rather panicky home defending. The gap between them and the leaders is 7 points.
Roma's sensational run continues as they beat Genoa 3-0 at the Olimpico, but the scoreline is unfair on the Grifone who competed for most of the game but were in the end beaten by a far more ruthless Giallorossi. Cicinho's 26th minute opener was enough to give them a first half lead before Mirko Vucinic's sensational left-foot volley doubled the home side's advantage after a great lung-busting run from Daniele De Rossi. Julio Baptista completed the win with a marvellous third and it means Luciano Spalleti's men are just a point off that decisive fourth spot.
Fiorentina are the team that currently reside there after a hard-fought, and some might say fortuitous win over Lazio following Alberto Gilardino's late, late winner. It was a bitter pill to swallow for the Biancocelesti who had Lorenzo Di Silvestri sent off. Napoli's dodgy 2009 continues as they went down 2-1 at Palermo, who were inspired by Fabrizio Miccoli. The former Benfica man created both their goals, and Marek Hamsik's splendid strike, his 9th of the campaign, was only a consolation. Udinese after their terrible run are back on the way up, Alexis Sanchez's long-range effort enough to beat Bologna. After an 11-game winless run, the Friuli are back to 12th and have taken 7 points from their last 3 matches.
Elsewhere Atalanta beat one of the league's form sides, Catania, thanks to a Luca Cigarini strike; Sampdoria and Siena played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Luigi Ferrari; And a 1-1 draw between Torino and Chievo has done little to dispel their relegation fears.
Next week's Milan derby is live on BBC3 and it should be a belter.
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