Serie A round-up
Inter continue to set the pace, but had to come from behind to beat Atalanta.
Internazionale continue to set the pace, but had to come from behind to beat Atalanta, while Roma kept up the chase with a win over Cagliari.Cristiano Doni handed Atalanta a shock lead on 16 minutes, but Adriano hauled the home side level on 64 minutes and the comeback was completed 15 minutes from time as Simone Loria turned the ball into his own net.
Inter's advantage over Roma remains at seven points as the capital club ran out 2-0 winners over Cagliari. Rodrigo Taddei and Alessandro Mancini were the successful marksmen.
Palermo remain in third, but they lost ground on the top two after being held at Siena.
Fabio Simplicio handed Palermo the lead on 41 minutes, but the advantage lasted just 60 seconds as Leandro Rinaudo found an immediate response.
Milan have found some form in the last week and the Rossoneri claimed a 3-0 win at Udinese courtesy of goals from Kaka, Alberto Gilardino and Ricardo Oliveira.
Lazio made it a good day for the Rome clubs as they came from a goal down to claim victory at Parma.
Igor Budan opened the scoring on 18 minutes, but Giglielmo Stendardo, Goran Pandev and Tommaso Rocchi sent the Lazio fans home happy.
Reggina boosted their hopes of avoiding the drop with a resounding win over Empoli.
Julio Leon set the ball rolling with a goal on three minutes and a brace from Nicola Amoruso and strike from Rolando Bianchi took the game beyond the visitors before half-time, rendering Luca Saudati's penalty nothing more than a consolation.
Basement boys Ascoli were also winners, as Michele Paolucci's goal and a brace from Sasa Beljanovic took the game beyond Chievo before the interval.
Fiorentina have taken some time to find their form, but Luca Toni, Alessandro Potenza, Fabio Liverani and Adrian Mutu found their way onto the scoresheet in the 4-0 win over Messina.
Catania boosted their hopes of claiming a Uefa Cup berth with a 4-2 win over Sampdoria.
Gionathi Spinesi proved to be the hero, as his hat-trick complemented a goal from Fabio Caserta to book victory as Samp could only muster goals from Angelo Palombo and Danieie Franceschini.
The game between Livorno and Torino finished level, as Cristiano Lucarelli scored to cancel out an effort from Gabrieli Cioffi.
Click below for a match summary:
Ascoli v Chievo
Catania v Sampdoria
Fiorentina v Messina
Internazionale v Atalanta
Livorno v Torino
Parma v Lazio
Reggina v Empoli
Roma v Cagliari
Siena v Palermo
Udinese v Milan
