Juventus 2-1 Inter
Juventus opened up the scudetto race with a 2-1 win at home to Inter Milan on Saturday night thanks to a wonderfully taken goal from Claudio Marchisio. The game was played at a great pace right from the get go and Juve had a great chance to take the lead early on through Mommo Sissoko only for Sully Muntari to make a decisive block on the Juve man. Inter poured forward also and Dejan Stankovic seemed to have a clear strike on goal only for Martin Caceres to challenge at the last moment. Juve did take the lead though in messy circumstances. Diego curled a free kick into the box which took a number of deflections to leave Julio Cesar dumbfounded. Inter though made an immediate response and took advantage of poor defending for Samuel Eto'o to head home. After the break Juve were lucky not to go behind when Stankovic shot was charged down, but Buffon threw out quickly to start the move that lead to the winning goal. Sissoko's shot from distance was parried but only into the path of Marchisio who's wonderful footwork left Cesar with the duty of picking the ball out of his own net. Inter tried to chase the game, and should have scored through Cambiasso when his free header went sailing over. Inter brought on Balotelli and attacking midfielder Mancini to help the cause but after some on the pitch altercations it ended 2-1 to Juve.
Roma 1-0 Lazio
In the capital derby on Sunday night Lazio were looking to snap their dismal run, while Roma were looking to close in on the top four. Despite Lazio having the greater of possession, there really was little for either sides to shout about in the first half. Matuzalems cross cum shot tested Julio Sergio from distance, and Roma had a shout for a penalty, but at half time it was deservedly 0-0. After the break the game opened up a fraction with both keepers making excellent saves. Julio Sergio was beaten at the near post by a Zarate strike but the effort rebounded off the woodwork into Mauri's path. Somehow, Sergio got a hand to it right on the line to pull off a stunning piece of goalkeeping. Muslera also responded for Lazio, pulling off a strong save on a well worked Roma move that resulted in a Perotta header. It looked to be heading for a draw, but Roma opened up the Lazio defence late on and Cassetti found the net. Muslera again had to perform heroics late on to stop the scoreline becoming any worse when he stopped a Riise effort. It finished 1-0 to Roma.
Elsewhere in Serie A
AC Milan closed the gap on Inter to four points after mauling Sampdoria 3-0 at the San Siro. The goals came early as Boriello, Seedorf and Pato made the points safe. Fiorentina also wrapped up three points as they got back to winning ways against Atalanta. Vargas and Gilardino were on the scoresheet. Genoa and Parma played out a highly entertaining 2-2 draw with Parma twice coming from behind. Napoli continued their good form as the fans packed the San Paolo to watch Fabio Quagliarella hit a brace against Southern rivals Bari, who had only 9 men on the field at the end of play. Delio Rossi registered his first Serie A win for Palermo against Cagliari by 2-1, while Bologna also got back to winning ways against Udinese by the same margin. Livorno crashed at home to Chievo by 2-0, while Siena finally registered a win by 3-2 over relegation rivals Catania.
Serie A by Numbers
Home wins: 8
Away wins: 1
Top Scorers: Di Natale 11 goals, Totti 9 goals, Milito 9 goals
Best attended games: Roma 1-0 Lazio: 54,273, Napoli 3-2 Bari: 46,547, Milan 3-0 Samp: 42,824
Round attendance: 271345
Overall season average game attendance: 24,309
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