Napoli move to second as Palermo fight back to win

Napoli edged out Genoa 1-0 to climb to second in the Serie A standings. A header from Napoli’s Marek Hamsik sealed the affair. 

The match was not without incident as Napoli’s Michele Pazienza was sent off after receiving two yellow cards and Paolo Cannavaro was luck not to get sent off after committing a dangerous tackle.

In other matches Palermo had to fight back to earn a important 3-1 victory over Parma while Udinese extend their Serie A home unbeaten run to six games as they beat Fiorentina 2-1.