AC Milan crashed 3-1 at Palermo on Sunday to hand city rivals and reigning champions Inter Milan a six point lead at the top of the Serie A table following their 2-1 success over Napoli.
Milan remain third on goal difference behind Juventus who beat Reggina 4-0 on Saturday in a match which saw veteran Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero hit his 250th goal for the club.
AS Roma continued their recovery with a narrow 1-0 home victory over Fiorentina, their third straight success in the league.
Palermo dominated for an hour in Sicily but Milan had the better chances of the first half.
Home goalkeeper Marco Amelia saved a Ronaldinho penalty on 27 minutes after he had clattered into Pato.
Ronaldinho also hit the bar in first half stoppage time direct from a free-kick but Palermo had enjoyed more pressure.
Five minutes into the second period Fabrizio Miccoli faked to shoot on the edge of the box, made space and then curled a right-footer around Christian Abbiati.
Just before the hour mark Fabio Liverani chipped the ball into the area and Brazilian forward Edison Cavani rose above Paolo Maldini to head home.
Brazilian Simplicio was left completely unmarked in the box to head in the third 10 minutes from time from a Federico Balzaretti cross.
Ronaldinho scored a consolation from the spot seven minutes from time after he was brought down by Cesare Bovo.
At the San Siro, Inter coach Jose Mourinho blasted the club's fans for jeering Brazilian full-back Maicon.
One of those was Fiorentina who went down to a goal from Roma captain Francesco Totti just before the hour mark.
The capital-based club may be down in 14th place but are now only seven points behind Napoli and a Champions League qualification finish is looking a real possibility despite their early season troubles.
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