Napoli strengthened their hold on fourth place in the Serie A through a 2-0 win clinched Sunday at 10-man minnows Livorno, dpa reported.
Palermo also moved up to leapfrog troubled Juventus in fifth place as young Uruguayan Abel Hernandez scored a brace in a 3-0 drubbing of guests Fiorentina.
A fifth defeat in the last six games dropped Juve to sixth as Roma beat them 2-1 Saturday to retain third place, eight points adrift of leaders Inter Milan, who play a city derby with chasing AC Milan late Sunday.
Sampdoria rallied to edge Udinese 3-2, Genoa beat lowly Atalanta 2-0 and Cagliari drew 1-1 at bottom side Siena.
Bologna moved above the danger zone through a 2-1 win over in-form Bari, Lazio are still in trouble after a 1-1 home draw to Chievo while Catania remained in the three-team drop zone despite beating Parma 3-0 on Saturday.