Summaries of Serie A matches played Sunday in the Italian league:
Atalanta 2, Siena 2
Sergio Floccari scored twice to rally Atalanta to a draw after falling behind by two goals, then had his chance at a winner that deflected wide in the 51st.
Valerio Bertotto put Siena ahead in the 32nd, connecting off his hip, and Tomas Locatelli made it 2-0 with a header into an empty net in the 40th.
Floccari scored his first from the edge of the goal box in the 42nd, then connected on a header off a rebound in the 45th.
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Cagliari 1, Lazio 0
Alessandro Matri headed past Lazio's 43-year-old goalkeeper Marco Ballotta in the 89th to earn 10-man Cagliari a win and improve the Sardinian club's last-place standing.
Cagliari midfielder Michele Fini was sent off for a hard foul on Lazio's Gaby Mudingayi in the 62nd.
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Empoli 2, Catania 0
Empoli won its third straight with goals from Sebastian Giovinco _ on loan from Juventus _ and Alessandro Budel. Empoli goalkeeper Davide Bassi blocked a penalty shot from Gionatha Spinesi.
Giovinco connected on a bouncing shot from beyond the area in the 36th and Budel converted a long shot in the 78th after Bassi's block in the 65th.
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Livorno 1, Napoli 2
Emanuele Calaio got a start at forward for Napoli with Marcelo Zalayeta disqualified and scored his first two goals of the season, with his winner coming in the 90th.
Both of Calaio's goals came on headers. He put Napoli ahead in the 59th and Alessandro Diamanti equalized for Livorno with a free kick in the 74th _ his first Serie A goal.
Last season, Calaio scored 14 goals for Napoli in Serie B.
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AS Roma 1, Fiorentina 0
Second-place Roma edged Fiorentina with a 54th-minute goal from Cicinho. It was the Brazil defender's first goal in Serie A since joining Roma from Real Madrid before the season.
Cicinho's goal came during a play in which Roma captain Francesco Totti appeared to be offside. Two minutes later, Fiorentina midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic hit the crossbar.
Fiorentina forward Adrian Mutu exited in the first half after apparently twisting his left knee. The Romanian was hurt in a tackle by Roma goalkeeper Alexander Doni after wasting a one-on-one opportunity.
Cicinho picked up his second yellow card in the 89th.
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Sampdoria 1, Inter Milan 1
Hernan Crespo equalized in the 76th minute of a draw with Sampdoria to maintain Inter's unbeaten record in Serie A.
Antonio Cassano had put Sampdoria ahead in the 65th, calmly dribbling the ball with his knee before beating Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar from within the area.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Julio Ricardo Cruz both out of action, Crespo responded by outmuscling a defender to head in a cross from Dejan Stankovic. It was the Argentine's third goal the season and the 135th of his Serie A career.
Inter midfielder Dejan Stankovic was carried off in the second half.
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Udinese 3, Genoa 5
Marco Borriello scored his second hat trick of the season against Udinese and moved into a tie for the league scoring lead with David Trezeguet, with 15 goals each, as Genoa outpaced Udinese.
Honduras forward Julio Cesar Leon put Genoa in front in the ninth and Udinese then went ahead 2-1 with two penalties from Antonio Di Natale.
Giuseppe Sculli equalized for Genoa in the 43rd and Borriello scored his first in the 54th, controlling the ball with his chest and dribbling once before turning to shoot.
Udinese forward Antonio Floro Flores made it 3-3 in the 72nd. Borriello restored Genoa's lead in the 78th following a corner, then was left alone to head in another in the 85th.
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AC Milan 2, Palermo 1
Filippo Inzaghi scored in the 90th minute as Milan moved into a tie for fourth with a win over Palermo.
Left unmarked inside the area, Inzaghi headed in a cross from Yoann Gourcuff for his first goal in Serie A this season and the 128th in his career.
Massimo Ambrosini had equalized for Milan in the 24th after Australia midfielder Mark Bresciano put Palermo ahead in the ninth.
Milan and Fiorentina are tied with 41 points each.

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