Fiorentina missed the chance

ACF Fiorentina missed the chance to go into the Serie A top three on Saturday night as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at US Città di Palermo, with S.S. Lazio defeating Calcio Catania by the same scoreline to move seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Miccoli strikes
Fabrizio Miccoli, recently recovered from injury, opened the scoring for Palermo against his former club on 17 minutes. Fabio Simplicio sealed the victory with nine minute remaining to move Palermo back into the top seven after a recent indifferent run.

Lazio win
In Rome, Christian Terlizzi hit the bar with an early header for Catania but on eight minutes Lazio scored when Tommaso Rocchi headed in a free-kick from Cristián Ledesma. The home side remained in control and just before the end Catania had Gionatha Spinesi sent off prior to Goran Pandev's last-minute clincher, a boost for Lazio who must win at Real Madrid CF on Tuesday to keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive.