Inter Takes Local Derby

Nine games were played Sunday in Italy's Serie A:

At Milan:

Second-half goals from Julio Cruz (54') and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (75') lifted Inter Milan to a 2-1 come-from-behind home derby win over AC Milan.

At Palermo:

Edison Cavani's equalizer (72') enabled Palermo to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Fiorentina.

At Rome:

Francesco Totti's double (PK-33', 60') helped lead second-place AS Roma to a 3-1 home win over Udinese.

At Bergamo:

Ferdinand Coly's equalizer at 88 minutes enabled relegation-threatened Parma to gain a 1-1 road deadlock with Atalanta.

At Verona:

In a match of two clubs fighting to stay out of the relegation zone, Messian, thanks to Christian Rigano's successful penalty kick at 87 minutes, gained a 1-1 road draw with Chievo Verona.

At Reggio Calabria:

Stephen Makinwa's 79th-minute game winner enabled visiting Lazio to climb up to third place in the Serie A standings as they defeated relegation zone residents Reggina 3-2.

At Empoli:

With second-half goals from Rahman Rezaei (57') and Christiano Lucarelli (90'), Livorno came from a two-goal halftime deficit to tie hosts Empoli 2-2.

At Siena:

Thanks to a goal in the 23rd minute from Sasa Bjelanovic lifted Ascoli up from the bottom of the Serie A standings with a 1-0 road win over slumping AC Siena, stretching the guests' unbeaten streak to five games.

At Turin:

Alessandro Rosina's goal at 77 minutes was the only score of Torino's 1-0 home win over Catania Calcio.