ROME — Leaders Inter Milan won 3-2 away to Udinese yesterday thanks to first-half goals from Mario Balotelli, Douglas Maicon and Diego Milito as chasers AC Milan also won to stay four points behind the Italian Serie A champions. The Devils beat lowly Atalanta 3-1 with Brazil ace Pato twice on target, while Roma slipped seven points from the top as they drew 2-2 at Napoli after seven straight wins.
Milan struggled early in their home game to Atalanta, but Pato scored twice before the break before Chile's Jaime Valdes pulled one back and Marco Borriello flicked home the rebound after Ronaldinho's saved penalty. Bad news for the Devils came from a muscular injury that could sideline Pato for next weekend's game at Roma.
In Naples, Roma went two up through a Julio Baptista spot kick and a goal from Mirko Vucinic, but Napoli levelled in the last 15 minutes with a German Denis header and a last-gasp penalty from Marek Hamsik. Elsewhere, Brazilian Adailton scored a hat-trick in Bologna's 4-3 victory at Genoa, Parma won 1-0 over Sampdoria, Chievo edged Cagliari 2-1 as both sides had a man dismissed and bottom side Siena won 1-0
at 10-man strugglers Livorno.
Former champions Juventus are level with Napoli in fourth place. On Saturday, Catania hammered Bari 4-0 to move four points above the three-team drop zone, one above Lazio, who drew 1-1 at home to Fiorentina. — DPA
