Lazio leapfrog Inter with win over Catania

Mariano Izco's goal after 50 minutes put Catania ahead but Vladimir Petkovic's side hit back through a calamitous Nicola Legrottaglie own goal with 11 minutes left and an Antonio Candreva penalty two minutes later.

Inter lost 2-1 to Juventus in a chaotic Derby d'Italia.

A Mauricio Pinilla brace helped Cagliari comfortably beat Champions League-chasing Fiorentina 2-0 at an empty Is Arenas, once again closed to the public for safety reasons.

Fans protesting outside the ground celebrated a smart 11th-minute finish and a penalty six minutes from halftime which have all but confirmed Serie A soccer next term for the troubled Sardinian club.

Second-from-bottom Palermo were the big winners after Josip Ilicic and Fabrizio Miccoli did the damage in their 2-0 home win against AS Roma.

Slovenian Ilicic finished with aplomb after a superb long pass from his strike partner after 21 minutes before supplying the assist for Miccoli's winner 14 minutes later.

The struggling Sicilians are now three points behind 17th placed Genoa, who could only draw 2-2 in a thrilling relegation clash at home to third-from-bottom Siena, who are on 26 points.

Bosko Jankovic saved a potentially huge point for Genoa with 20 minutes to go after a scuffed Innocent Emeghara strike and a penalty from Alessandro Rosina cancelled out Marco Borriello's sixth-minute deflected free kick.

Mid-table Parma moved up to 11th and dropped bottom side Pescara deeper into the relegation mire after thumping them 3-0 at home, while Atalanta and Sampdoria and Udinese and Bologna played out uneventful goalless draws.