man Napoli 1-0 Sunday on a late own-goal to move into sole possession of first place in the Serie A for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Ronaldinho's 86th-minute free kick was headed by Napoli striker German Denis past his own goalkeeper, Gennaro Iezzo. A minute earlier, Iezzo saved a penalty by Kaka. Napoli's Christian Maggio received a second yellow card in the 44th. After opening the season with two losses, Milan has posted seven wins and a draw to be alone in first place the first time since May 2004 with 22 points, one ahead of Udinese and Inter Milan. Napoli is fourth with 20 points. After scoring early, Udinese then fell behind in the second half before drawing even 2-2 with Genoa in the 78th minute on a goal by substitute Fabio Quagliarella, his fifth of the season. In Rome, Lazio got a goal in the 85th from Pasquale Foggia to beat visiting Catania. With the win Lazio moves on to 19 points and fifth place. Siena - which has no losses at home this year and has allowed just one goal - defeated visiting Fiorentina in a Tuscan derby with Houssine Kharja heading the only goal. Cagliari fell behind 1-0 to Bologna before responding with five unanswered goals including two each from Robert Acquafresca and Jeda. Bologna has given up 18 goals in 10 games with only last-place Reggina having conceded more goals. Also Sunday, Palermo defeated Chievo Verona 3-0; Sampdoria beat Torino 1-0; and Atalanta-Lecce ended in a scoreless draw. Almeria holds Real Madrid Pablo Piatti scored a second-half equalizer for Almeria to draw 1-1 with Real Madrid on Sunday, denying the Spanish champions a chance to join Barcelona atop the Spanish league. Barcelona leads with 22 points, one more than Villarreal.Madrid and Valencia have 20 points. Elsewhere in La Liga, Sevilla lost its third straight game after Valladolid rallied from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2. Recreativo Huelva stretched its winless streak to nine matches after a 1-1 draw with Getafe on Sunday, Espanyol beat Osasuna 1-0 and Sporting Gijon rallied for its fifth straight win in a 3-1 victory over Numancia. Ivan “Riki” Sanchez scored the first goal and Angel Lafita added two more in the second half to lead Deportivo La Coruna to a 3-0 win at Real Betis.
