Serie A Sunday Review
AC Milan moved up to third place with a 2-1 away win over Lazio whilst Fiorentina also secured a hard-fought victory.
Milan's 2-1 victory leaves the Rome side hovering just above the relegation zone. Thiago Silva put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute before Alexandre Pato extended his team's lead before the break.
Lazio reduced the arrears in the 64th minute when Silva deflected Mauro Zarate's strike into his own goal. The hosts had chances to level the score but Milan held on to claim all three points.
Genoa won another dramatic encounter at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, beating Siena 4-2 to move up to sixth in Serie A.
It looked all too easy for the home side when two goals from Hernan Crespo and a Raffaele Palladino strike gave them a three-goal lead after 35 minutes.
But just like in the Europa League against Lille on Thursday, they risked throwing the win away as Michele Paolucci (80) and Massimo Maccarone (82) brought Siena right back into the game.
However, Sergio Floccari provided a last-minute fourth to end Siena's hopes of an equaliser.
A hard-fought 1-0 victory at mid-table Udinese kept Fiorentina in the thick of the battle for the Serie A title.
Fiorentina had to wait until six minutes from time for the winner - a Juan Vargas free-kick - against their determined hosts.
Cagliari scored twice in the last five minutes to beat Sampdoria 2-0 and deny them the chance to go level with Juventus.
Marius Stankevicius' dismissal three minutes before the break turned the game in the hosts' favour, although they had to wait until the 85th minute to capitalise on their man advantage as Daniele Conti broke the deadlock.
And Alessandro Matri made the points safe a minute from time to seal the home side's sixth win of the campaign.
Marcelo Zalayeta scored his first two goals of the season to give Bologna a 3-1 win over Palermo - just the home side's second win in seven Serie A games.
The Uruguayan struck either side of half-time before Marco Di Vaio rounded off victory in injury time.
Domenico di Carlo failed to get the better of former manager Francesco Guidolin as Parma beat fellow European hopefuls Chievo 2-0.
Riccardo Allegretti scored the only goal of the game as Bari claimed all three Serie A points against struggling Livorno.
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