Napoli’s Serie A title hopes took a blow after they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Chievo Verona on Wednesday.
Walter Mazzarri’s side had the chance to cut AC Milan’s lead atop the Serie A to just two points with a win, but goals to Davide Moscardelli and Gennaro Santo powered Chievo to an important three points at the Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi.
The result lifted Chievo into 10th place in the league, while Napoli remain five points behind Milan in second spot.
Roma climbed into fourth despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Brescia.
Marco Borriello handed the hosts the lead just before the hour mark, but Brazilian striker Citadin Eder levelled proceedings after 69 minutes to ensure a share of the spoils.
Juventus slumped to eighth place with their second loss in a row, Luigi Delneri’s side going down 2-1 at Palermo.
Fabrizio Miccoli and Giulio Migliaccio gave the hosts a two-goal lead after just 20 minutes, and although Claudio Marchisio pulled one back for Juve nine minutes before the break, they could not find an equaliser. Palermo climb to sixth with the win.
Sampdoria fell to their third loss from four league matches after a 1-0 home defeat to Cagliari.
Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan scored the only goal of the game nine minutes before half-time meaning Cagliari have now won four of their last five.
Fiorentina climbed to 11th place with a 1-0 win over Genoa at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, with Argentine winger Mario Santana scoring the winner five minutes before half-time.
Lecce moved three points clear of the drop zone with a crucial 1-0 away win over Parma, while fellow relegation battlers Cesena and Catania played out a 1-1 draw.
Udinese and Bologna also drew 1-1, after Maurizio Domizzi cancelled out Marco Di Vaio’s opener for Bologna.