Roma stun Milan to narrow gap on leaders

Roma produced a stunning comeback to beat Milan 2-1 and move within three points of Serie A leaders Inter yesterday.

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 today 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.

Roma made sure they could capitalise on any Inter slip up among the uncertainity, but they took their time at the Stadio Olimpico.

Milan had much the better of the first half with Kaka heading wide twice. Francesco Totti, again looking rusty, had one good chance for Roma but screwed wide.

The visitors continued to press early in the second half and were rewarded when Kaka struck Massimo Oddo's pullback into the roof of the net.

The game looked over but Roma boss Luciano Spalletti, who masterminded the defeat of Real Madrid in the Champions League first knockout round, made two inspired substitutions.

Frenchman Giuly introduced himself by pulling the home side level on 78 minutes before Vucinic, who grabbed the winner when Roma won 1-0 at Milan in October, slotted in from Daniele De Rossi's ball.