A Francesco Totti double saw Roma past nine-man Lazio in Serie A program on Sunday, his goals giving his side a 2-0 victory for their fifth successive Rome derby win.
Totti lit up the Stadio Olimpico on 69 minutes, lashing a touched free-kick through the wall and past goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
Stefan Radu and Cristian Ledesma were sent off as tempers flared in the final minutes before Totti provided the finishing touch, converting a penalty to leave sixth-placed Roma two points behind Lazio, who slip to fifth.
In Sunday’s late game, Napoli’s poor form looked set to continue as Parma went ahead through a sweet Raffaele Palladino volley, but a different second half brought goals for Marek Hamsik, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Christian Maggio.
In Sardinia, Udinese defeated Cagliari 4-0 to go fourth, while Fiorentina kept up their good recent form with a 1-0 win at Chievo Verona.
Bari, 10 points adrift at the bottom of Serie A at the start of play, took a shock lead against AC Milan on 39 minutes at the San Siro when Sergio Almiron slipped in Rudolf to fire low into the corner.
However, Antonio Cassano had the last word, winning a point for Milan with a close-range header.
Elsewhere, Genoa beat Palermo 1-0 and improving Bologna won 1-0 at Lecce to move into midtable positions, while Christian Llama gave Catania a precious three points in a 1-0 win over Sampdoria as they climbed four places above the drop zone.
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