Both Inter and Milan broke away from third place Roma this weekend as the latter side blew a 2-0 lead in the Derby Delle Sud against Napoli when the Azzurri leveled in the games dying embers through sensation Marek Hamsik. Its still a credible result for Roma given that Napoli are unbeaten at home this season, but surely given that they were two zip up they will only see this as two points dropped. Inter however made no mistake in picking up three points away to Udinese in a 3-2 thriller. Udinese actually took the lead through Simone Pepe but a superb half volley from Mario Balotelli leveled things up until Douglas Maicon scored a fantastic goal after some good build up play from Inter. Diego Milito made it 3-1 at half time to Inter with a glancing header. Udinese through Di Natale pulled one back later on but it was too little too late for the North Eastern outfit.
Milan, again through the Brazilian connection, made it four Serie A wins in a row to continue their title assult. Their only four points behind Inter, but would be much closer but for the points dropped recently against Livorno and Bologna, and not to mention the two derby defeats. Still, Milan got the job done quite effectively against Atalanta in a 3-1 victory on Sunday afternoon. Alex Pato converted two goals largely thanks to the brilliance of Ronaldinho who once again turned provider for the Milanese outfit. Marco Boriello got his name on the score sheet as well but only when Ronaldinho missed from the penalty spot, and not for the first time this season. However, Milan now face third place Roma next week and even with 12 games remaining anything but a win for either side could put a final dent in their Scudetto challenge. Inter have still yet to go to Rome also, and often find it difficult against the Lupi, so a win here for AC could really put them on the path to the Scudetto. Inter face a rather travel sick Genoa next, so will fancy their chances of taking advantage of any slip ups this coming weekend.
Elsewhere
The battle for fourth place is really heating up, and a toothless Juve slipped up once again a home this season when they were defeated by Palermo 2-0 on Sunday night thanks to a brilliant goal from Fab Miccoli and a tap in from Igor Budan after some woeful defending from the Bianconeri. With Napoli, Palermo and Sampdoria looked pretty solid at the moment Juve will have their work cut out to land that golden fourth spot.
Catania began the Serie A weekend with a superb 4-0 win over Bari, a team that simply cannot play away from home, while Lazio blew a 1-0 lead in stoppages to manage only another draw against Fiorentina. Chievo grounded out a 2-1 win over Cagliari, while Siena managed a vital away win at fellow strugglers Livorno.
Parma finally returned to winning ways with a Cristian Zaccardo goal in a 1-0 win over red hot Sampdoria, with Antonio Cassano still absent. Finally, Bologna picked up a stunning 3-4 win in Genoa on Sunday afternoon to continue their surge up the table, and are not comfortably away from the relegation zone.
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