Milan maintained their pursuit of rivals and league leaders Inter with a 2-0 win at Catania on Sunday, while Juventus lost ground on the Rossoneri with a 2-2 draw at home to Lecce.
With Jose Mourinho’s side having beaten Lazio 2-0 on Saturday, Milan needed an away win to maintain their faint hopes of catching the Nerazzurri with four games of the season remaining.
Goals in either half from Filippo Inzaghi and Kaka handed Carlo Ancelotti’s side victory, and their pursuers Juve were left ruing a late goal which denied them victory.
Pavel Nedved’s second-half brace had cancelled out Axel Konan’s 11th-minute opener for Lecce at the Stadio Olimpico, but a strike from Jose Castillo in the last minute of the game ensured the points were shared with the relegation-embattled visitors.
Fourth-placed Fiorentina closed the gap on the Turin outfit with a 1-0 win over Torino thanks to Juan Vargas’ effort in the second half in Florence, and Genoa remain hot on the heels of La Viola after they disposed of Sampdoria 3-1 thanks to a Diego Milito hat-trick. Roma played out a disappointing goalless draw at home with Chievo.
Palermo leapfrogged Cagliari into seventh place by beating them 5-1, while Udinese are up to ninth spot following a comfortable 3-0 win over Atalanta.
And Siena moved closer to Napoli by defeating them 2-1.