ROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored deep into injury time(伤停补时) to secure Serie A leaders AC Milan a thrilling 4-4 draw with Udinese at home on Sunday.
Inter managed to make up their lost ground under newly- appointed coach Leonardo when they rallied to win 2-1 at Catania, while both Lazio and Roma lost 2-1 respectively to Lecce and Sampdoria.
In a pulsating encounter between AC Milan and Udinese, Antonio Di Natale gave the visitors the lead after 35 minutes when he fired a low shot past Marco Amelia in the Milan goal, only for Brazilian striker Pato to level proceedings on the stroke of half- time.
Alexis Sanchez restored Udinese's advantage eight minutes after the break and Di Natale scored his second on 66 minutes to give Udinese a 3-1 advantage.
But an own-goal from Medhi Benatia with 12 minutes remaining was quickly followed by another strike from Pato to level the scores. An 89th-minute strike from German Denis looked to have secured a win for Udinese, but in the injury time, Ibrahimovic latched on to a through ball from new signing Antonio Cassano to fire a left-foot shot past Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic and ensure a share of the spoils.
Elsewhere on Sunday, second-placed Lazio could not capitalise on Milan's slip-up when they were beaten 2-1 at home by lowly Lecce.
Lazio went behind in unfortunate fashion when Jeda's shot struck the post and hit goalkeeper Fernando Muslera on the back to fly into the net, but captain Stefano Mauri equalized from close range straight after the break despite looking offside.
Lecce grabbed the win through Carlos Grossmuller in the 74th.
Similarly, fourth-placed Roma could not close the gap on Milan when they went down 2-1 to Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
The visitors, who took the lead in the first period thanks to a powerful run and shot from Mirko Vucinic, looked comfortable until substitute Juan underhit a backpass and compatriot（同胞） Julio Sergio could only bring down Angelo Palombo.
The goalkeeper was dismissed without protest and Nicola Pozzi blasted in the resulting penalty before Juan failed to clear a ball in the box and former Roma winger Stefano Guberti nipped in to score an 84th-minute winnerInter Milan's renaissance under new coach Leonardo continued when they scored a 2-1 win over Catania away from home.
Alejandro Gomez gave Catania the lead after 71 minutes, but a brace from midfielder Esteban Cambiasso helped secure all three points for the champions and made it two wins from two for their new boss.
Bologna climbed to 10th spot in the table with a 2-0 win over Bari, while Fiorentina enjoyed a 3-2 win over Brescia.
Brescia led 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Nicolas Cordova, but Fiorentina hit back in the final 18 minutes of play with goals to Alberto Gilardino, Mario Santana and Adem Ljajic sealing a valuable three points.
Cagliari claimed a 2-1 away win over Parma, while Genoa's trip to Cesena and Palermo's visit to Chievo Verona both resulted in goalless draws. Enditem（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑） |