Dorvalino Lino made certain of the win 11 minutes from time after first-half goals from Stilianos Malezas and Olivier Sorlin as Salonika jumped a point ahead of Panathinaikos.

Fourth-placed AEK Athens stumbled to a 1-0 defeat at lowly Larissa, with Jan Blazek netting the only goal in the 55th minute.

In tonight's other game, midtable rivals Kavala and Aris Salonika drew 1-1. Antonio Calvo put the visitors ahead in the eighth minute but Serge Die levelled 12 minutes from time for Kavala, who then had Diogo Rincon sent off.