After AC Milan's 1-0 defeat to Palermo yesterday, Inter took full advantage of that slip by beating Lecce by the same margin.

Giampaolo Pazzini scored the match-winner after 52 minutes, firing a powerful shot into the top left corner.

The win completed a good week for Leonardo's team who secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with success over Bayern Munich in midweek.

Inter are the closest rivals the leaders have for now, but Udinese are threatening to break up the single-city dominance at the top of the table.

They continued their push for a place in the Champions League next season with a 2-0 victory over Catania at the Stadio Friuli.

Goals from Gokhan Inler and Antonio Di Natale earned Francesco Guidolin's side their fourth win in a row and their 10th win in 13 unbeaten matches in 2011.

They stand just six points adrift of frontrunners Milan, with eight games remaining. They will also face Milan on the final weekend of the season.

Roma suffered a blow to their fading top-four hopes with a 2-2 draw away to Fiorentina.

The team from the capital twice came from behind to secure a point, with Francesco Totti scoring both goals.

Adrian Mutu had put the home side ahead in the 21st minute, and Alessandro Gamberini restored Fiorentina's lead, but Totti pegged them back on both occasions.

Alessandro Del Piero struck a second-half winner as Juventus beat lowly Brescia 2-1 to end a damaging four-game losing streak.

Milos Krasic gave Juventus a first-half lead, but that was cancelled out by Citadin Eder before the interval.

Del Piero struck with 22 minutes remaining, with any hopes of a Brescia comeback then ended by Victor Mareco's dismissal.

Parma pulled four points clear of the relegation zone with a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria, thanks to Cristian Zaccardo's second-half winner.

Zaccardo headed in a cross from Sebastian Giovinco after 65 minutes, and five minutes later Sampdoria passed up a great chance to equalise when Massimo Maccarone smashed a penalty over the bar.

Chievo moved further away from trouble at the foot of the table with a 2-1 triumph at bottom side Bari.

Sergio Pellissier and Davide Moscardelli scored for Chievo, either side of Abdelkader Ghezzal's penalty for Bari, and Chievo now have a seven-point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone.

In mid-table, Bologna were held 1-1 at home by Genoa.

Marco Di Vaio put the hosts ahead after 28 minutes, but Dario Dainelli levelled two minutes before the interval.