Juventus are within touching distance of a fifth straight Serie A title after pulling nine points clear at the top with a 4-0 home humbling of Palermo.
Napoli's defeat at Inter Milan on Saturday evening left the door wide open for Juve to secure a huge advantage heading into the five-game run-in, and Massimiliano Allegri's reigning champions made no mistake.
Sami Khedira's goal ensured the Bianconeri edged a difficult first half before Paul Pogba, Juan Cuadrado and Simone Padoin made it a chastening return to the Palermo bench for recalled boss Davide Ballardini.
Struggling Atalanta dealt a blow to Roma's hopes of overhauling second-placed Napoli in Serie A by earning a thrilling 3-3 draw in Bergamo.
The visitors went into the game knowing they could close to within three points of their rivals after Napoli went down 2-0 at Inter Milan on Saturday.
But in the end Roma were indebted to veteran Francesco Totti, who came off the bench to rescue a point five minutes from time.
Andrea Consigli's comical own goal helped Fiorentina secure a 3-1 Serie A victory over Sassuolo at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Domenico Berardi's second-half response to Gonzalo Rodriguez's opener for Fiorentina forced Josip Ilicic to restore the lead, ensuring a tense finale.
The tension was broken by laughter in the 86th minute as Consigli improbably clipped the ball over his own goal-line to reinforce Fiorentina's grip on fifth place.
After a frenetic first half which saw Valter Birsa and Duvan Zapata miss good chances to score, ill-discipline took over in Udine.
Udinese defender Felipe earned a straight red card for clipping Ivan Radovanovic on the side of the head in the 77th minute and Chievo striker Riccardo Meggiorini followed him down the tunnel eight minutes later after tackling Bruno Fernandes from behind.
The point moves Udinese further away from the relegation zone while mid-table Chievo have nothing to play for.
Alessandro Frara's last-gasp winner boosted Frosinone closer to survival in Serie A while pushing Hellas Verona towards the relegation trapdoor.
Promoted Frosinone, who took the lead at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi through Adriano Russo, are now one point behind 17th-placed Carpi after Frara's stoppage time effort clinched a 2-1 victory.
Matteo Bianchetti looked to have rescued a point for basement boys Verona by equalising midway through the second half, but Frara's goal leaves Hellas nine points from safety with only five games remaining.
A 2-0 win over Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico meant Simone Inzaghi was able to celebrate victory in his first home game as Lazio boss.
The former Biancocelesti striker replaced Stefano Pioli as head coach two weeks ago, soon leading the Romans to a 3-0 triumph at Palermo.
And a sixth-minute penalty from Antonio Candreva, coupled with Ogenyi Onazi's close-range finish just before half-time, made it two wins from two for Inzaghi, who had his older brother Filippo supporting him from the stands.
The three points give Lazio a share of seventh place along with Sassuolo while Empoli remain 12th.
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