Italian Serie A leaders AS Roma returned to form by beating Udinese 3-1 and moved six points clear of second-placed Juventus, who were held to a goalless draw by Parma.
Third-placed Lazio stayed in the title hunt with a 2-1 win over Vicenza. They are seven points behind Roma, whom they
face in the Rome derby on Sunday.
AC Milan's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League were dented by their 3-3 draw at Lecce.
Atalanta's league ambitions also dimmed after a late equaliser left the Bergamo side with just a point from their trip to Perugia.
Roma travelled to Udine without suspended playmaker Francesco Totti, but had little trouble against disappointing opponents.
Juventus were unable to break down a well-organised Parma defence in a tightly fought contest.
Dino Zoff's Lazio will go into the Rome derby in confident mood after a strong showing against Vicenza with goals to Diego Simeone and Hernan Crespo.
At Lecce, the home side went ahead through a 35th-minute Cristiano Lucarelli penalty but Milan responded swiftly and led 2-1 at halftime. Goals from Croat Davor Vugrinec and Alberto Savino gave Lecce the lead again, but Milan snatched a point in the final seconds through Kaladze.
Perugia also left it late with Ahn's strike in the fifth minute of injury time giving them a point against Atalanta after they had trailed 1-2.
* In Spain, Real Madrid stayed on course for the league title by stretching their lead to 11 points after snatching a 3-2 victory in a pulsating match at Real Zaragoza.
A first-half double from Raul and a second-half strike from Brazilian midfielder Savio secured a hard-fought victory for the European champions.
With seven games left, Real have 68 points and Deportivo Coruna are second on 57 after slumping to a 1-2 defeat at Celta Vigo.
Valencia, held to a 0-0 draw at Real Oviedo, stay in third spot on 53 points, the same total as fourth-placed Real Mallorca who drew 2-2 at Villarreal.
Fifth-placed Barcelona had three players sent off as they crashed to a humiliating 1-3 defeat at relegation-threatened Osasuna.
After they went 1-3 behind in the second half Barcelona lost their composure, and Simao Sabrosa, Ivan de la Pena and Sergi were ordered off for rash challenges.
Barcelona stay fifth on 51 points, but remain out of the Champions League places.
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Soccer: Roma back in winning form
Italian Serie A leaders AS Roma returned to form by beating Udinese 3-1 and moved six points clear of second-placed Juventus, who were held to a goalless draw by Parma.
Third-placed Lazio stayed in the title hunt with a 2-1 win over Vicenza. They are seven points behind Roma, whom they
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