AS Roma produced a stunning comeback to beat AC Milan 2-1 and move within three points of Serie A leaders Inter on Saturday. Second-half substitutes Ludovic Giuly and Mirko Vucinic scored three minutes apart after Milan had taken a deserved lead through Kaka.
Milan, who missed the chance to go above Fiorentina into the fourth Champions League spot, had several chances to wrap up the game before the fightback. Inter host Palermo on Sunday on the back of a difficult week where they were eliminated from the Champions League by Liverpool.
Coach Roberto Mancini also announced he would be leaving at the end of the season but now looks set to stay after talks with club owner Massimo Moratti.
Real Madrid lost 1-0 against Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday as they failed to break their jinx at the Riazor.
The Spanish champions have not won in La Coruna since November 1991 and never looked like breaking the sequence after losing to a second-half own-goal by Portugal defender Pepe.
Real stay eight points clear of second-placed Barcelona but Frank Rijkaard's side can close to within five with a win in Almeria on Sunday.