Resurgent Ronaldinho netted a hattrick to help AC Milan hammer 10-man Siena 4-0 on Sunday and close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to six points.
Juventus were beaten 1-0 at Chievo, their fifth loss in seven games in all competitions. Gennaro Sardo netted for the dominant hosts
in the first half but under-pressure Juve coach Ciro Ferrara can blame his terrible injury problems, which meant Michele Paolucci started upfront having been recalled from Siena only on Saturday.
Roma have jumped Juve into third after Luca Toni grabbed his first two goals for the club in a 3-0 home win over Genoa.