Catania 2 Cagliari 1

ROCCO Sabato won it for the hosts three minutes from time.

The visitors went ahead through Jeda's early header from a corner which sneaked into the net but Giuseppe Mascara equalised with a scuffed, angled shot eight minutes before the break.

Chievo Verona 0 Juventus 2

Evergreen Juve forward Alessandro Del Piero marked his 34th birthday with a third goal from a free-kick in a week to help Juve to victory in Domenico Di Carlo's first game in charge of second-from-bottom Chievo.

Vincenzo Iaquinta added the second on the rebound from a saved penalty after Andrea Mantovani had handled.

Fiorentina 2 Atalanta 1

Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo netted his first goal for Fiorentina with a long-range effort that trickled into the corner and soon after Alberto Gilardino tapped in to double the lead on 23 minutes.

Sergio Floccari's penalty 13 minutes from time after Gianluca Comotto's handball gave the away side hope but it was too late.

Genoa 4 Reggina 0

Striker Diego Milito's second-half hat-trick gave surging Genoa another easy three points.

His penalty put the home side ahead after Andrea Gasbarroni had been sandwiched in the box, he headed in a second and then scooped in another off the ground late on.

Giuseppe Sculli scored Genoa's third but bottom side Reggina were unfortunate not to get on the scoresheet and had Andrea Costa harshly dismissed for two yellow cards just before the break.

Inter-Milan 1 Udinese 0

Substitute striker Julio Cruz nodded in a corner unmarked from close range to steal the points for the champions in injury time.

The win pushed Inter to the top, where they stayed following neighbours AC Milan's draw with Lecce.

Udinese had a debatable offside decision go against them with Fabio Quagliarella in a good position and they worried Inter for long periods.

Home defender Walter Samuel was up to the task however, having returned to action for the first time in 11 months following a knee problem.

Lazio 3 Siena 0

Siena had a number of early chances but paid the price for their profligacy when resurgent Lazio stormed to victory in the second-half.

Argentine striker Mauro Zarate bent in a superb free-kick before substitute Tommaso Rocchi netted twice late on.

Napoli 2 Sampdoria 0

Napoli continue to hover in the Champions League places - currently in joint second - after midfielder Daniele Mannini set them on their way by sliding home Ezequiel Lavezzi's cross after a quick break.

Sampdoria forward Antonio Cassano had a goal wrongly chalked off for offside before Marcelo Zalayeta tapped in to secure Napoli's victory on 74 minutes.

Reuters