AC Milan, Juventus and Udinese all won Sunday to put daylight between themselves and the pack in the Serie A title race. Milan won 2-0 at Atalanta to remain level on points with Juve, which beat Lecce 1-0, but Udinese is just two points back after it thumped 10-man Cesena 4-1 earlier in the day. Milan, which has a better goal-difference than Juve, had what on paper looked the toughest task of the day but it was given a helping hand in the first half. Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato collided with Thomas Manfredini as the pair chased a loose ball in the box, with both crumpling to the ground. The referee pointed to the spot and Zlatan Ibrahimovic shot home low to goalkeeper Andrea Consigli's right. Pato struck the upright in the second half before Atalanta also hit the post as a corner was flicked on by Simone Tiribocchi, touched by Matias Schelotto and then German Denis at the back post from a yard out just failed to turn it inside the woodwork. Kevin-Prince Boateng scored the clincher eight minutes from time after being set up by Ibrahimovic, knocking the ball in off the bar from six yards. At rock bottom Lecce, Juve won thanks to a horror error from home goalkeeper Massimiliano Benassi. Mirko Vucinic's shot from outside the box didn't look too troublesome but Benassi failed to hold it and Alessandro Matri ran in to head home the rebound from barely two yards out. Udinese is five points ahead of Lazio, which suffered a shock 4-0 defeat at Siena Saturday, with Inter Milan, 5-0 winner over Parma, a point further back. Roma kept up its Champions League hunt as captain Francesco Totti scored for the first time this season, his two penalties earning a 2-0 win over Chievo. Fiorentina romped Novara 3-0, while Bologna beat Catania 2-0.
