Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winner as Inter Milan came from behind on Sunday to beat city rivals AC Milan 2-1.
Ibrahimovic received a pass from Julio Ricardo Cruz and angled a shot past Milan goalkeeper Dida in the 75th minute. The play developed after Milan defender Marek Jankulovski lost control of the ball.
Ronaldo had put Milan ahead in the 40th, scoring with a long, low shot from beyond the area. The Brazilian was making his first appearance against his former club since returning to Italy in January.
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Cruz replaced Hernan Crespo in Inter's attack in the 54th and equalized seconds later. Dida got his hands on a cross from Ibrahimovic but he couldn't stop the ball completely and Cruz scored.
Ibrahimovic, who personally took the blame for Inter's elimination from the Champions League by Valencia on Tuesday, was given a yellow card for diving in the 30th. Replays indicated that Milan defender Daniele Bonera tripped Ibrahimovic, however, and Inter should have been awarded a penalty.
Inter lead Serie A with 73 points. Milan, which began the season with an eight-point penalty from the Italian match-fixing scandal, are sixth with 40 points.
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AS Roma, who are second with 57 points, beat Udinese 3-1 at home on Sunday. Two goals by Francesco Totti helped Roma to a 3-0 lead before Asamoah Gyan pulled one back for the visitors.
Lazio beat Reggina 3-2 with an 80th-minute goal by Stephen Makinwa and moved into a tie for third with Palermo, with 46 points each.
Palermo, playing with 10 men, managed a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina after an equalizer in the 72nd by Edinson Cavani, who recently joined the Sicilian club from Uruguay's Danubio.
Adrian Mutu scored a controversial goal for Fiorentina in the 34th, taking the ball after Palermo midfielder Roberto Guana collapsed with cramp.
Elsewhere, it was: Atalanta 1, Parma 1; Chievo Verona 1, Messina 1; Siena 0, Ascoli 1 and Torino 1, Catania 0.
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