Inter manager Rafael Benitez had dismissed concerns about Argentinian striker Milito's form before the match, after he failed to score and was substituted in each of the club's first three matches of the Serie A season.

But he would have been delighted to see the man whose two goals earned Inter their Champions League title in May find the scoresheet for the treble winners again.

Newly-promoted Cesena missed the chance to go level at the top of the Serie A table after they suffered their first defeat back in the Italian top flight at Catania.

Goals either side of half-time from Matias Silvestre and Maxi Lopez sealed a 2-0 win for Catania.

Sergio Pellissier led Chievo's fightback as they recovered from giving away an early goal at Napoli to notch their third win in four matches.

After Paolo Cannavaro opened the scoring for the hosts, Pellissier found the target twice and Gelson Fernandes also netted as second-placed Chievo ran out 3-1 winners.

Brescia followed up their impressive weekend win over Chievo with another fine 2-1 win over Roma to climb to third.

Perparim Hetemaj and Andrea Caracciolo fired Giuseppe Iachini's team into a two-goal lead and they kept their composure after Marco Borriello put Roma, by then down to 10 men after Philippe Mexes was sent off, back within one in the late stages.

Sergio Floccari's equaliser prevented AC Milan from returning to winning ways as Lazio earned a deserved point in a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic had given the Rossoneri a 1-0 lead in the 66th minute only for Lazio to hit back with nine minutes remaining.

Sebastien Frey earned Fiorentina a point with a string of spectacular saves in his side's 1-1 draw at Genoa.

Alberto Gilardino put the Viola ahead in the 11th minute but Giandomenico Mesto equalised for the hosts in the 18th minute.

Hernan Crespo's second-half strike salvaged a point for Parma in a 1-1 draw at Lecce.

Brazilian striker Jeda fired the hosts in front from the penalty spot in the opening period before Crespo popped up to secure a share of the spoils.

Bologna striker Marco Di Vaio scored the winner at the death to defeat struggling Udinese 2-1.

With both teams on course to share the spoils at the Renato Dall' Ara Stadium, Massimo Mutarelli headed across a corner to an unmarked Di Vaio who had the simplest of tasks to tap home.

Udinese had gone ahead through Antonio Di Natale after nine minutes only to see their advantage pegged back seven minutes later by Henry Gimenez's header.

Cagliari and Sampdoria cancelled each other out in a dismal encounter at Stadio Sant'El.