Mattia Destro scored a hat-trick to give AS Roma a 3-1 win at Cagliari on Sunday which piled more pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus.
Destro took his tally to 13 goals in only 18 games since he returned from injury in early December as second-placed Roma moved five behind Juventus.
Fourth-placed Fiorentina beat Udinese 2-1, Torino won by the same score at bottom club Catania and relegation-threatened Sassuolo won 2-0 at Atalanta in other afternoon matches.
On Saturday, Inter Milan twice threw away the lead given to them by Mauro Icardi’s superb goals and then missed the first penalty they have been awarded this season in an incident-packed 2-2 draw with Bologna.
Inter are only four points ahead of red-hot Atalanta and Hellas Verona, who beat local rivals Chievo Verona 1-0 earlier.