Sassuolo boosted their Serie A survival hopes with a 3-1
win over Catania, while Juventus scraped a last-minute 1-0 win at Genoa on
Sunday.
Gonzalo Bergessio had grabbed a first-half lead for
Catania, who looked dangerous through Spanish winger Keko, but Sassuolo hit
back with three goals after the interval to leapfrog their opponents and leave
the Sicilians bottom of the table.
Half-time substitute Simone Zaza levelled the scores
before Simone Missiroli and Nicola Sansone made sure of Sassuolo's first win in
nine outings, which moves them within three points of safety.
Livorno are the side to catch for the bottom three after
they moved out of the drop zone on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Bologna, who
dropped into the relegation zone in their place.
Marco Benassi and Paulinho scored on the counter to put
Livorno in command, though they were made to sweat for three precious points.
Ibrahima Mbaye was dismissed for a second yellow card
with 10 minutes of normal time to play, and Innocent Emeghara's red card five
minutes later put the hosts down to nine and gave Bologna a penalty, which
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos converted.
Livorno were able to cling on for a victory that moves
them to the safe haven of 17th place.
At the top of the table, Andrea Pirlo curled in a
stunning 89th-minute free-kick as Juventus claimed a scrappy 1-0 Serie A win at
Genoa.
Gianluigi Buffon had earlier saved an Emanuele Calaio
penalty, while Pablo Daniel Osvaldo saw two efforts chalked off for offside as
Juve struggled in the absence of the league's top scorer, Carlos Tevez.
With Roma playing on Monday, the win puts Juventus 17
points clear at the top of Serie A.
Milan's week of misery continued as fan protests preceded
a 4-2 home loss to Parma, who recorded a first Serie A win at San Siro since
1996.
Ex-Milan forward Antonio Cassano scored in both halves
for Parma after the hosts had goalkeeper Christian Abbiati sent off for fouling
Ezequiel Schelotto in the penalty area in the fifth minute.
However, from 2-0 down with less than 40 minutes to play,
Milan fought back as Adil Rami headed in a corner before Mario Balotelli
converted from the penalty spot to draw his side level.
Parity lasted less than two minutes though, substitute
Amauri flicking in as Parma's bid for a European place gathered pace with their
16th league game without defeat and fifth Serie A away win in a row, sealed by
Jonathan Biabiany's late header.
Fiorentina halted their recent slump with a 3-1 home win
over struggling Chievo, although they lie seven points behind third-placed
Napoli in the table.
Two clubs troubled by off-field unrest, Cagliari and
Lazio, met at Stadio Sant'Elia, with the capital club triumphing 2-0.
Lazio boss Edy Reja has overseen a recent upturn in form,
and goals in each half from Senad Lulic and Balde Keita saw them rise to seventh
place with a third win in four league games.
Atalanta beat Sampdoria 3-0 in a mid-table clash, a third
straight success lifting the victors four places to ninth.
Culled from Soccerway
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