AC Milan kept pace with Inter

* The Rome was imposed by the minimum at Lazio with a goal from Baptista

With pain and penalty, but Milan still on the lookout after Inter's defeat in its stadium to a modest Chievo Verona (1-0). Kaká became the maximum penalty and kept his team a point of the leader.

The wards of Carlo Ancelotti renneting in mediocre encounter during the first half with a game plan and slow in attack. Ronaldinho and Inzaghi remained static at a Kaká only created danger with individual flare, and one of these, the young Simone Bentivoglio made an unwelcome entry on the Brazilian outside the area, which the referee interpreted as a penalty. Kaká did not hesitate to turn the mistake of college in three vital points for the whole of Ancelotti after Inter's victory on Saturday.

The veronenses tried unsuccessfully to react with a great Gattuso on the court and in the distribution of the game in the absence of Pirlo, but neither the great performance of the brave Italian to please a San Siro which began to show his disagreement with the game team .

Ancelotti quickly understood the message and started the second half gave entrance to the Brazilian Pato, who once again revolutionized the attack of Milan with constant flooding in speed and uncheck that did not put very little on the scoreboard a more tranquil for the interests of the 'rossoneri'.

For his part, Atalanta earned his first victory (3-1) in six days to defeat at the last minute to Naples, which has two matches without a win away from home, but that remains in Champions League pending the outcome the Roman derby. For the Neapolitans they were very much against the encounter, when Ferreira Pinto opened the scoring on 62 minutes and moments later, Marcelo Zalayeta was expelled for a brutal entry.

The Naples tied the clash after his star Ezequiel Lavezzi lead to a maximum penalty Manfredini, who Marek Hamšík became aware of its fifth season. When the southerners were the promised happy, the center has corrected its past mistake to score a spectacular free live from 30 meters in the absence of a minute to complete. Floccari put the icing for the Bergamo in a counterattack in the discount.

In addition, the Reggina, who started the day as colista, surprised (0-1) to Udinese at the Stadio Friuli in an encounter in which the wards of NEVI Orlandi showed his best side this season. The Calabrians took advantage of an accurate auction Franco Brienza to secure their second victory of the season.

In the Comunale, the Sampdoria began to lift its course with an experienced victory (3-2) to Lecce. The writer now, Antonio Cassano has signed a major encounter, a goal and an assist included, which offset the double of veteran Simone Tiribocchi.

Another striker who had his afternoon of glory was Giuseppe Mascara, author of the three-goal victory (3-2) in Catania on the Torino, which allows the Sicilian dream of European posts.

Baptista opts Derby in favor of Rome

The Rome left of the drop from Serie A after defeating (1-0) to its eternal rival, Lazio. The 'giallorossi' and 'biancocelesti' protagonists with a little football game in the first half and extra hard in the second game, after both made by the Brazilian Julio Baptista, who took advantage of a center for captain Francesco Totti set to auction off framework of Carrizo.

Since that time, the physical tone of the match increased. The Lazio pressed forward lines and so violent, and in this way in ten minutes, three players were reprimanded, including expulsion of Ledesma, who with an injured left entry lasts momentarily to Baptista.

The Rome was inexplicably backward against a rival with one fewer, but neither Pandev and Rocchi acertaron before a Doni who was very secure. Perrotta, in a settling of accounts with the central Rozehnal, was ousted by a double yellow. And there he died the match, between pushing and ill gestures on the part of both teams.

Kaká celebrated the score at San Siro. (Photo: AFP)

Result Serie A: 16 November 2008

AC Milan 1 - 0 Chievo

Atalanta 3 - 1 Napoli

Cagliari 1 - 0 Fiorentina

Catania 3 - 2 Torino

Sampdoria 3 - 2 Lecce

Siena 1 - 1 Bologna

Udinese 0 - 1 Reggina

AS Roma 1 - 0 Lazio