AC Milan moved four points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Cesena at the San Siro.
Milan go four clear, Napoli leapfrog Roma, Lazio slip up, Udinese down Inter
AC Milan moved four points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over
Cesena at the San Siro.
The Rossoneri were gifted the lead on the stroke of half-time when Maximiliano Pelligrino put through his own net.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic made the game safe for Milan deep into stoppage time when he drove him a shot from an acute angle to leave Milan well-placed for the title.
Napoli have returned to second, Bologna defeated Lazio while Leonardo lost his 100 per cent record in charge at Inter.
Inter Milan suffered their first defeat in six games under new coach Leonardo when the Serie A champions deservedly lost 3-1 at in-form
Udinese.
Inter's Dejan Stankovic slammed in a 16th-minute opener after Thiago Motta's pass but defender Cristian Zapata soon equalised for eighth-placed Udinese with a powerful left-footed shot which Luca Castellazzi failed to stop.
Serie A's top scorer Antonio Di Natale then curled a superb 25th-minute free kick into the bottom corner and Maurizio Domizzi exposed more questionable goalkeeping from stand-in Castellazzi in the second half.
Napoli have returned to second place in the Serie A table ahead of Roma following a 2-0 away win over 10-man
Bari.
Ezequiel Lavezzi's 38th minute goal opened the scoring and things went from bad to worse for the home side when Alessandro Parisi collected a second yellow card. Edinson Cavani settled the contest with a late second.
Lazio remain fourth in the standings after suffering a second defeat from three top-flight outings following a 3-1 defeat at
Bologna.
Things began well for the Biancoceleste courtesy of Sergio Floccari's early goal, but a quick-fire double from Gaston Ramirez and Marco Di Vaio before half-time turned the game on its head.
Andre Dias' red card compounded Lazio's misery and Bologna added to their advantage when Di Vaio bagged his second of the contest.
Lecce remain locked in a relegation scrap after being held to a 1-1 draw at
Fiorentina. David Di Michele gave the visitors a first-half lead, but Alberto Gilardino's leveller ensured the teams claimed a point apiece.
Juventus remain eight points clear of
Sampdoria following a goalless draw between the pair at Stadio Luigi Ferraris while
Chievo's home clash with
Genoa also failed to see a goal. Bostjan Cesar saw red for Chievo but his dismissal did not alter the result.
