chievo verona got a shock lead after 37 minutes. on the stroke of half—time, they equalised, and early in the second half, edin dzeko put them in front, his 13th league goal of the season, one behind the leads top scorer. with victory already secured, diego made it 3—1 with a penalty in stoppage time. roma are four points behind juventus, but the bidders have a game in hand. rapley looked to be heading for defeat at fiorentina despite leading twice, but each time, there were pegged back with federico scoring both equalisers. with six minutes to go, fiorentino got in front for the first time, though— two to the home side. but a stoppage time penalty salvaged a 3—3 draw in a vital point for napoli. elsewhere there were wins for cagliari and torino. sampdoria were held to a goalless draw by udinese. palermo against pescara finished 1—1. both sides remain in the bottom three. offers from as far afield as kuwait and australia have been received for the infamous "chosen one" banner that was created by a group of manchester united fans to

roma's11th win of the season over chievo verona tightened their grip on second spot in the serie a, aso allegri'sjuventus side play in the italian super cup on friday. meanwhile, third—placed napoli had to settle for a 3—3 draw at fiorentina.