Lazio consolidated top spot on the Serie A table with a 2-1 win over Cagliari at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Forward Sergio Floccari opened the scoring for the league leaders in the 22nd minute, before midfielder Stefano Mauri doubled their advantage eight minutes into the second half.
Alessandro Matri pulled a goal back for the visitors but it was not enough to take a point.
Cagliari remain in the relegation zone on seven points.
Bologna secured an important point when they held Italian giants Juventus to a 0-0 draw.
Substitute Vincenzo Iaquinta missed a first-half penalty in the best chance for the visitors to open the scoring.
Chievo did all the scoring in their 2-1 win over Cesena, with midfielder Roberto Guana scoring an own goal for the visitors at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi.
Botjan Cesar and Cyril Thereau scored for Chievo, with Thereau netting in the 90th minute to see the hosts steal the three points and improve to fourth spot in the league.
Genoa leapfrogged their Sunday opponents Catania on the Serie A table when they beat them 1-0 at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
Marco Rossi scored in the 68th minute for the home side in the victory.
Lecce came from a goal down to beat Brescia 2-1 at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare.
Forward Andrea Caracciolo netted for the visitors in the 19th minute, and Brescia took their lead into the break before strikes from Nigerian forward Edward Ofere and David Di Michele helped Lecce triumph.
Udinese held off Palermo 2-1 in their clash at the Stadio Communale Friuli.
Mehdi Benatia and Antonio Di Natale had the hosts up 2-0 inside 54 minutes, although a late goal from Mauricio Pinilla gave Palermo a late chance to square the ledger.
Parma and AS Roma played out a 0-0 draw in the earlier game.
In the late game, defending champions Inter came from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw with Sampdoria at the San Siro.
Stefano Guberti gave the visitors a shock lead in the 62nd minute, but Samuel Eto'o got the equaliser with 10 minutes remaining.