Playmaker Kaka breathed new life into struggling AC Milan by scoring twice and 18-year-old Bryan Cristante claimed his first professional goal as they beat Atalanta 3-0 on Monday for only their fifth league win of the season.
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Lazio beat Inter Milan 1-0 with a superb Miroslav Klose volley to give to give Edoardo Reja a winning start to his second stint as their coach and third- placed Napoli beat Sampdoria 2-0 thanks to a brace from Dries Mertens.
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Hellas Verona won 3-1 at Udinese helped by two goals from Luca Toni, the first courtesy of a blunder from home goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic who allowed an apparently harmless shot to slip between his legs in the eighth minute.
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The win took the promoted side into fifth place, above Inter.
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Parma defender Alessandro Lucarelli scored with a cheeky backheel following a corner as Roberto Donadoni’s team came from behind to beat Torino 3-1 and striker Amauri scored his first goal of the season to complete the scoreline.
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Bottom club Catania beat Bologna 2-0 in a relegation scrap and improving Genoa overcame lowly Sassuolo by the same score.
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Napoli’s win lifted them to 39 points from 18 games, two behind Roma who lost 3-0 at leaders Juventus on Sunday. Juventus have 49 points, a massive eight clear at the top.
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