Roma taste victory in derby

Roma taste victory in derby

Roma won Serie A's Eternal City derby with substitute Marco Cassetti striking the winner 11 minutes from time in a 1-0 victory over Lazio.

Mirko Vucinic's cross from the right found Cassetti in the centre of the area and his right-footed volley proved to be the winner.

Roma ended a tense encounter, which was stopped for six minutes early in the first half after fireworks were thrown onto the pitch, with 10 men after David Pizarro was dismissed for two bookable offences.

It was Claudio Ranieri's side's seventh win of the campaign, taking them to sixth place in the table, one point behind fourth-placed Parma, who occupy the final Champions League qualification place.

Parma were held to a 2-2 draw at seventh-placed Genoa.

Rodrigo Palacio put Genoa in front but Jonathan Biabiany scored twice for the visitors before Raffaele Palladino ensured Genoa would emerge with a point.

Fifth-placed Fiorentina beat Atalanta 2-0, with goals from Juan Manuel Vargas and Alberto Gilardino.

Atalanta ended the contest with 10 men after substitute Jaime Valdes was sent off for two bookable offences.

Bottom club Siena secured their second win of the season with a 3-2 victory over Catania.

Emanuele Calaio, Claudio Terzi and Michele Paolucci were on target as Siena came from two goals down to triumph.

Elsewhere, Fabio Quagliarella scored twice as Napoli beat Bari 3-2.

Cristian Maggio was also on target while Paulo Vito Barreto and Andrea Ranocchia scored for Bari, who had Alessandro Parisi and Ranocchia sent off.

Bologna claimed a 2-1 win over Udinese with a Marco Di Vaio penalty proving the difference after Antonio Di Natale had cancelled out Adailton's opener.

Chievo won 2-0 at Livorno, while Palermo beat Cagliari 2-1.

On Saturday night, Juventus won the Derby d'Italia 2-1 against Inter Milan to reduce the Nerazzurri's lead at the top of Serie A.

A free-kick that appeared to deflect in off Inter defender Lucio put the home side ahead in the 21st minute of a tense yet intriguing match at Turin's Stadio Olimpico.

Samuel Eto'o brought Inter level five minutes later but a goal worthy of winning any match from Claudio Marchisio earned the Bianconeri the three points in the 58th minute.

The home side even had Felipe Melo sent off in the closing stages but they held on for a win that moves them to within five points of Inter, who now lead AC Milan by only four points.

AC had earlier completed a miserable seven days for Sampdoria with a comfortable 3-0 win at the San Siro to keep the pressure on their city rivals.

All the goals came in the first half with Marco Borriello putting the Rossoneri ahead in the first minute of the match and Clarence Seedorf adding a second in the 21st minute.

Ronaldinho was in inspired form, creating the first two goals, and fellow Brazilian Alexandre Pato completed Milan's fifth straight win in the 23rd minute to pile the misery on the Blucerchiati

The visitors have now lost three games in the last week following a 3-0 reverse in the Genoa derby last Saturday and their elimination from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Livorno in midweek.