Milan stumble again as Juventus go second

A second-half penalty taken by Kaka earned Milan a 1-1 draw with Sicilian minnows Catania at the San Siro yesterday as the European champions' poor domestic form continued.

Milan, who visit Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday, have not won in Serie A since their opening-day victory at Genoa five games ago.

Kaka levelled the score after Uruguayan midfielder Jorge Martinez had headed the visitors in front in the 25th minute.

After six games Milan have seven points, seven fewer than leaders Inter who thrashed Roma 4-1 on Saturday. Juventus are second in the standings, one point behind Inter after a last-gasp David Trezeguet winner in a tense derby against Torino last night.

Both sides battled hard for midfield supremacy and chances were few and far between. In the end, it was France striker Trezeguet who was on the right spot two minutes into stoppage time to bang home a loose ball just outside the Torino box.

The goal was Trezeguet's seventh of the season. He joins Inter Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the top of the scorers' table.

Milan thought they had equalised three minutes after falling behind when an Andrea Pirlo free-kick hit the crossbar and Filippo Inzaghi netted the ricochet, but the goal was disallowed for handball.

Kaka's equaliser came in the 48th minute after Catania's Mark Edusei had intercepted a cross with his arm.

Keeper Ciro Polito did well to stop a powerful Kaka shot from outside the area 15 minutes into the second half.

Milan tried to push forward but Catania defended well and created some dangerous chances on the counter-attack.

Lazio, who rested several first-choice players in view of Wednesday's Champions League match against Real Madrid, drew 1-1 at Reggina.

Aleksandar Kolarov's second-half strike earned Lazio a point after Francesco Cozza had driven Reggina ahead in the eighth minute. Reggina's Francesco Modesto was sent off in injury time for dissent.

Fiorentina are third on 12 points after Saturday's 3-0 win at Tuscan rivals Livorno.

Argentine striker Pablo Osvaldo made sure Fiorentina's rested top-scorer Adrian Mutu was not missed with two goals that steered the visitors to victory over their Tuscan rivals. The 21-year-old opened the scores on the stroke of half-time with a skilful volley from a tight angle.

Livorno midfielder Massimo Loviso was sent off in the 63rd minute for a challenge from behind. Osvaldo doubled Fiorentina's lead five minutes later and his compatriot Mario Santana put the result beyond doubt.

Roma are fourth behind Fiorentina with 11 points.

Napoli's Paolo Cannavaro gave visitors Genoa the lead in the 12th minute when he turned a Julio Leon cross into his own net at an empty San Paolo stadium.

A Maurizio Domizzi penalty at the start of the second half put the teams back on level terms but Giuseppe Sculli headed home the winner for Genoa at the death.

The match was played behind closed doors because Napoli were handed a stadium ban for incidents caused by their fans during Wednesday's 1-0 home win over Livorno.

Atalanta fell to their first defeat of the season after a 3-0 upset to Sampdoria.

Sampdoria scored after just four minutes when Claudio Bellucci beat Atalanta's offside trap and tucked away Vincenzo Montella's smart pass. Montella also provided the cross that enabled Paolo Sammarco to double the lead.

Antonio Cassano sewed things up in the closing stages with his first goal since joining Sampdoria from Real Madrid on loan in the close season.

Empoli came from behind with second-half goals by Nicola Pozzi, Sebastian Giovinco and Ighli Vannucchi, who scored a penalty, to beat Palermo 3-1.

Edinson Cavani lobbed Palermo in front in the 39th minute when Empoli keeper Daniele Balli gifted him the ball. Palermo's Fabio Caserta was sent off 15 minutes from time for a second yellow card.