Antonio Di Natale, last season's Serie A top scorer, grabbed his seventh goal of the campaign to give Udinese a 1-0 win over Palermo and keep them one point behind leaders Juventus on Sunday.
Lazio also stayed one point behind Juve after a 3-0 win at Cagliari in the late match.
Cesena fired coach Marco Giampaolo after a 2-0 defeat at Parma left them winless and rooted to the bottom while Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic was angry with fans who jeered his team in a 1-0 win over Genoa.
Two goals from Mattia Destro helped Siena to a 4-1 victory over Chievo while struggling duo Lecce and Novara drew 1-1.
German Denis scored his sixth goal of the season but the Argentine's seventh-minute effort was not enough for Atalanta as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Bologna

