AC Milan go top as Lazio lose to Cesena

Pato opened the scoring for AC Milan but Armin Bacinovic equalised for opponents Palermo with just under half an hour left. A Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty and a late goal by Robinho ensured Milan claimed all three points with a 3-1 win at San Siro.

Lazio were caught short by Cesena, who triumphed 1-0 courtesy of an 84th-minute Marco Parolo strike. The win was just their third of the season but they remain 18th in the standings.

A stoppage-time goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi saw Napoli snatch a narrow 1-0 victory at Cagliari which moves them up to third.

Lecce denied Inter Milan a first win in November with a late equaliser at Via del Mare. Ruben Olivera levelled 11 minutes from time to rescue a point for the hosts with a 1-1 draw, just three minutes after Diego Milito had broken their resistance.

Veteran Alessandro del Piero was unable to celebrate his birthday with a goal as Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at Brescia.

Del Piero turned 36 on Tuesday but the talismanic striker and his side had to settle for a point at lowly Brescia after two goals in two second-half minutes lit up an otherwise uninspiring contest. Fabio Quagliarella gave Juve the lead in the 71st minute, but the home side responded almost immediately through the influential Alessandro Diamanti.

Roma claimed their third straight win with a 3-2 home triumph over Fiorentina. Fabio Simplicio and Marco Borriello made it 2-0 to Roma before Alberto Gilardino and Simone Perrotta traded strikes to make it 3-1 with 13 minutes remaining. Substitute Gaetano D'Agostino then set up a tense finish with a fine free-kick.

Catania claimed their first win since September 22 by edging past Udinese 1-0 at the Stadio Angelo Massiminothanks to Maxi Lopez's goal on the hour mark, while Chievo and Bari drew 0-0.

Davide Ballardini's tenure as Genoa coach started with a 1-0 success over Bologna as the Rossoblu won their first Serie A game since October 3. Omar Milanetto was the hero as he scored the decisive goal in the 81st minute of a tense encounter at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Source: espnsoccernet.com