Palermo continued their fine fun of Serie A form with a narrow 2-1 victory over 10-man Atalanta at La Favorita.The visitors got off to a bad start when they had goalkeeper Andrea Consigli sent off in the 27th minute for a foul on Fabrizio Miccoli, who picked himself up to convert the resulting penalty.Igor Budan doubled the hosts' advantage four minutes into the second half and, although Maximi...Full Story »

Juventus were frustrated in front of their own fans at the Juventus Stadium by a Siena side who were good value for a 0-0 draw in Piedmont.Juve did all of the attacking in a one-sided game, but they failed to create any major chances as the Tuscans defended resolutely.Siena almost stole a win late on when Alessandro Gazzi missed their best chance of the game, but Giuseppe Sannino's side arrived...Full Story »

Luciano's own goal handed Parma a 2-1 victory in their midtable clash at Chievo.Luciano diverted Sebastian Giovinco's shot past goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino to settle the match.Giovinco had put the visitors in front a minute after half-time, but Cyril Thereau levelled four minutes later.The hosts started brightly and Sergio Pellissier just failed to get a touch to Davide Moscardelli's low ball...Full Story »

Novara failed to win their first game in 2012 after being held to a goalless draw by Cagliari.The hosts enjoyed several chances to claim their first triumph since November 26 but could not get past Cagliari goalkeeper Michael Agazzi.The result at the Silvio Piola stadium has left Novara at the foot of the standings, seven points from safety, while the Sardinians are 11th.Cagliari went into the ...Full Story »

Fabio Borini scored twice as Roma secured an emphatic 4-0 Serie A triumph over Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico.Juan opened the scoring in the 13th minute and Borini doubled the hosts' lead before half-time.Borini added a third shortly after the restart and substitute Bojan Krkic capped a great afternoon for Luis Enrique's side by notching their fourth a minute from time to ensure a miserable...Full Story »

Fiorentina won back-to-back league games for the first time this season as they prevented Udinese from closing the gap at the top of the Serie A table with a 3-2 victory.Leaders Juventus and AC Milan were held to goalless draws, but luckless Udinese lost ground on them as a Stevan Jovetic penalty double proved decisive.Jovetic cancelled out Antonio Di Natale's 14th-minute opener just before the...Full Story »

Strugglers Lecce and Bologna drew a blank in their Serie A match at the Via del Mare stadium.Both teams have shown improved form recently, with Lecce beaten just once in five games and Bologna now five without defeat.However, both had to settle for a point from a game which saw the home side's Morris Carrozzieri dismissed 16 minutes from time.Lecce created the better chances, starting in the fi...Full Story »

AC Milan failed to take advantage of leaders Juventus' goalless draw with Siena as they were held to the same scoreline by Napoli at the San Siro.Robinho missed the best chances of the game for Milan, who ended the game with 10 men after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off midway through the second half.Napoli failed to make the most of their one-man advantage for the final 25 minutes and were left...Full Story »

Papiss Demba Cisse announced his arrival in English football with a stunning debut goal as Newcastle beat Aston Villa 2-1.The 26-year-old Senegal striker thumped a 71st-minute volley past former Magpies keeper Shay Given to win a pulsating Barclays Premier League encounter in which the visitors enjoyed the better of the first half, but could not make the most of their chances.Cisse, who was int...Full Story »

Genoa risked throwing away a three-goal lead before seeing off Lazio 3-2 on a frozen pitch at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.Rodrigo Palacio's strike and two goals from Bosko Jankovic put the home side on the way to victory but a penalty from Cristian Ledesma gave the visitors hope.Lazio lost Mobido Diakite to a red card in the 82nd minute but found another consolation from Alvaro Gonzalez in the la...Full Story »