Written by Lewis Winter
Bologna 3-3 Roma
Bologna and Roma played out a fantastic 3-3 draw in the early kick off this afternoon. Alessandro Florenzi gave the away side an early lead, before Alberto Gilardino equalised for Bologna. However, they weren't level for long, as Pablo Osvaldo restored Roma's lead less than 60 seconds later. Manolo Gabbiadini once again drew the home side level, before Cristian Pasquato put his side into the lead for the first time in the game with half an hour left.
Bologna were looking good for the win, but with 16 minutes remaining, Panagiotis Tachtsidis popped up with the equaliser. Roma drop to 8th in Serie A, with Bologna falling to 15th.
Atalanta 0-1 AC Milan
AC Milan moved up to 5th this afternoon, with a 1-0 victory over Atalanta. Stephan El Shaarawy scored the only goal of the game in the 29th minute to give the away side all 3 points. The game was a fiery affair, with 9 players cautioned overall, and a red card to Atalanta's Davide Brivio for a second bookable offence. Atalanta dropped to 14th in the table, 5 points off of safety.
Cagliari 1-1 Palermo
Cagliari struck late to claim a point against 19th placed Palermo. The relegation strugglers took the lead half an hour into the game when Josip Ilicic put them in front. They looked good for just their 4th victory of the season, but right at the death Thiago Ribeiro equalised for the home team to steal a share of the spoils.
Catania 2-1 Fiorentina
Catania claimed an important 3 points against Fiorentina, to move within 1 point of their opponents. It was the away side to take the lead, when Giulio Migliaccio opened the scoring half way through the first half. However, straight after half time, Catania equalised through Nicola Legrottaglie, and with just 2 minutes to go, Lucas Castro put his side into the lead. There wasn't enough time for Fiorentina to get back into the game, who had lost Alberto Aquilani to a straight red card 10 minutes previous. Fiorentina drop to 6th after Milan's victory, with Catania up to 7th.
Parma 1-2 Napoli
Edinson Cavani struck late to give Napoli all 3 points at Parma. The away side took the lead in the first half, when playmaker Marek Hamsik fired home. They were leading for a large part of the game, but Parma capitalised on it only being a one goal lead in the 74th minute, when Nicola Sansone equalised. However, they were unable to keep out the superb Cavani, who scored the winner with just 5 minutes remaining. Napoli consolidate second place, with Parma dropping to 10th.
Sampdoria 6-0 Pescara
Sampdoria romped to victory over fellow relegation rivals Pescara this afternoon, thanks to 4 goals from Mauro Icardi. Eder Martins gave the home side an early lead from the penalty spot, before Icardi scored his first to go into half time 2 to the good. Pedro Obiang made it 3-0, 5 minutes after the break, before Icardi completed the victory with a 16 minute hat trick. With that victory, Sampdoria move up to 13th in Serie A, with Pescara staying 17th.
Udinese 1-0 Siena
1 goal was enough for Udinese to overcome bottom place Siena. Striker Luis Muriel scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes before half time, as Udinese move up to 9th in Serie A. Siena's bleak season continues, as they remain 20th, 6 points from safety.
Inter Milan 2-2 Torino
Inter dropped two points at home against mid table Torino in a game they could of lost. The home side got of the a fast start and were in the lead after just 6 minutes when Christian Chivu's free kick found the top corner. Torino battled on and got their equaliser after Riccardo Meggiorini capitalised on a defensive mistake to collect the ball and smash into the net. And the game got better for Meggiorini and Torino in the 52nd minute when he poked in a low cross to put the away side ahead. Inter were level 15 minutes later when Esteban Cambiasso was left unmarked at the back post to score but the home side could not get the vital winner.
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