A goal from Matteo Colombi for Torino extended their unbeaten run further although this time they had to settle for a 1-1 draw away to Siena.
Empoli slipped at home to Carpi by going down to a rather surprising 2-1 loss which allowed Juventus the chance to reclaim second spot if they could win which they did through a lone goal from Vykintas Slivka at the end of the first half.
Both Genoa clubs were outstanding in their respective victories. Sampdoria smashed Modena 4-0 as Mattia Lombardo, who has recently graduated to the first team on the back of his performances, got himself in on the act.
Genoa too were big winners with the Grifoni putting three past Cesena without reply and midfielder Enzo Di Santantonio’s brace were his first two strikes of the season.
Parma golden boy Alberto Cerrci’s goal for his side were not enough to prevent them going down to a 2-1 loss away to Spezia.
Ettore Gliozzi also scored twice for Sassuolo but it was not enough to stop the slide to a 3-2 home loss against Novara who hit a 93rd minute winner to do it.
Atalanta remain top, albeit level on points, of an extremely tight Group B after beating Udinese 2-0 thanks to strikes from Janis Cavagna and Faisal Bangal.
Chievo remain on 50 points alongisde the Nerazzurri thanks to Victor Da Silva’s strike immediately at the start of the second half.
There were other big winners in Lombardy when Brescia bested Ternana 3-0, Leonardo Morosini scoring twice.
Hellas Verona fell to a rather surprising 2-1 loss at Pescara for whom Torreira was also at the double.
Cagliari were big winners against Virtus Lanciano, beating them 3-0 in Sardinia while Padova were also three goal victors, beating Cittadella 5-2 with Filippo Damian scoring twice.
AC Milan and Inter’s Derby della Madonnina was postponed and will now be played on April 16 instead.
Lazio remain leaders of Group C after thrashing Crotone 7-2, Simone Palombi grabbing himself a hat-trick and Cristiano Lombardi scored twice.
Three points behind are Fiorentina after they squeezed past winless Avellino 1-0, showing increasing signs of improvement in their performance, thanks to Andy Bungu’s goal two minutes from time.
Roma were also lone goal victors at the weekend with Jacopo Ferri helping them to a 1-0 win at Livorno.
Leaders Lazio were not the only side to score seven as Latina were also on the receiving end of a 7-3 thrashing at Palermo. After Cephas Malele opened the scoring, they had quickly built up a 4-0 lead after 29 minutes.
Fabio Aveni’s late goal helped Catania to a 2-0 win at home against Napoli while Elio Mastrangelo’s hat-trick helped Bari to a 4-0 win on the road at Trapani.
Finally, Reggina bested Juve Stabia 3-2 on home turf.
