Inter Milan kept in touch with Serie A leaders Juventus with a 2-0 victory at home to Catania.Antonio Cassano converted from close range to put the hosts in front in the 28th minute and Rodrigo Palacio made the points safe five minutes from time.The win moved the Nerazzurri back to within four points of Juventus and just one behind second-placed Napoli.Parma got a much-needed 2-1 victory over the 10 men of Sampdoria to move away from the relegation zone and up to mid-table.An incident late in the first half handed Parma the initiative as goalkeeper Sergio Romero was sent off for a foul on Jonathan Biabiany inside the area and Amauri dispatched the penalty. Parma made the most of their man advantage as Amauri doubled the lead early in the second half and, although Samp were handed a route back into the match with an Eder penalty nine minutes from time, Parma hung on for three vital points.Cagliari put their off-field woes to one side as they climbed out of the relegation zone with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bologna.Radja Nainggolan’s placed finish on the hour was enough to secure the points for the Sardinians in front of a sparse crowd at the Is Arenas Stadium.Only season ticket holders were allowed into the ground as Cagliari’s battle over their home rumbles on, but they could at least celebrate a second win in as many games since Ivo Pulga took charge.Pulga led Cagliari to their first win away to Torino a fortnight ago and after he saw his side again win 1-0 they are also still to concede since he took the reins from Massimo Ficcadenti.On Saturday, two late goals sent Juventus three points clear at the top and extended their unbeaten league run to 47 games with a 2-0 victory over their nearest rivals Napoli.Substitutes Martin Caceres and Paul Pogba both struck in the last 10 minutes to earn the Bianconeri all three points at the Juventus Stadium.It was Napoli’s first defeat of the season, their second to Juventus when considering the Italian Supercoppa between the two sides in August.Lazio kept up their excellent form with a 3-2 win over a struggling but defiant AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico.Hernanes, Antonio Candreva and Miroslav Klose put Lazio firmly in the driving seat at 3-0 up, but goals from Nigel de Jong on the hour mark and a Stephan El Shaarawy strike 10 minutes later set up a grandstand finish.However, Lazio held on to all three points, taking them up to third in the table and leaving Milan just two points above the relegation zone in 13th after a fifth defeat in eight league matches.

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