Udinese marches on

Oct 30, 2008 - 2:47 AM By PA SportsTicker

Udinese's title charge showed no signs of slowing down as a goal in each half gave it a 2-0 victory over Catania on Wednesday.

Alexis Sanchez set the visitors on their way in the 13th minute before Fabio Quagliarella tallied the final goal seven minutes from time.

The win keeps Udinese atop of the Serie A table, level on points with another surprise squad in Napoli and a point ahead of AC Milan.

German Denis grabbed a hat trick as Napoli hammered rock-bottom Reggina, 3-0.

Denis grabbed his first of the game after just seven minutes and doubled his tally less than 10 minutes later before completing his hat trick shortly after the hour mark.

AC Milan beat Siena, 2-1, to register its fourth consecutive league victory and move up to third.

Filippo Inzaghi put the home side in front in the 31st minute before Simone Vergassola leveled matters shortly after halftime.

But Kaka ensured the Rossoneri claimed all the points, firing from the spot in the 65th minute after Inzaghi had been held inside the area by Daniele Portanova.

Defending champions Internazionale slipped to fourth after a goalless draw at fifth-placed Fiorentina.

Lazio got back to winning ways thanks to a 2-1 victory over struggling Chievo.

Sergio Pellissier gave the Verona side an 11th-minute lead before Goran Pandev equalized four minutes later.

An own goal from Andrea Mantovani settled the match in Lazio's favor with eight minutes to go.

Genoa maintained its perfect home record with a 2-1 win over Cagliari.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos put the home side ahead in the 25th minute and Thiago Motta made it two in the 55th.

However, Gian Piero Gasperini's side was made to sweat when Paolo Bianco pulled a goal back in the 66th minute before a red card for Cagliari's Michele Fini in the 76th minute all but ended any hopes of an equalizer.

Pavel Nedved scored twice as Juventus recorded its third win on the trot against Bologna to move up to ninth.

Veteran Czech midfielder Nedved opened the scoring after 12 minutes and added a deflected second after 57 minutes.

Former Juventus striker Marco Di Vaio pulled one back with 16 minutes to go but the home side could not find an equalizer.

Palermo coach Davide Ballardini will be breathing a little easier after Edison Cavani's last-gasp goal rescued a point against 10-man Lecce.

Ballardini was clinging onto his job by a thread following two successive defeats and must have been thinking the worst when his side fell behind in the 22nd minute thanks to Daniele Cacia.

However, the turning point of the match occurred in the 75th minute when Guillermo Giacomazzi was sent off for two yellow cards and Palermo made the man advantage count as it leveled matters three minutes from time.

Roberto Stellone netted the decisive goal as Torino beat Atalanta, 2-1, while the Stadio Olimpico encounter between Roma and Sampdoria was abandoned after six minutes due to a waterlogged pitch.