Lazio Remains on Top in Serie A

Lazio has been the Serie A surprise this season as it has earned 19 points to lead the league after eight match days. Sunday the club earned a 2-1 victory over the visiting Cagliari, which allowed them to maintain a two-point cushion over second-place AC Milan. Defending champion Inter remains in third place with 15 points.

Gilardino Leads Fiorentina Past Bari

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FLORENCE, ITALY - OCTOBER 23: Alberto Gilardino of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and AS Bari at Stadio Artemio Franchi on October 23, 2010 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Ge

Fiorentina earned an important three points after a slow start to the 2010-11 season thanks to 28-year-old forward Alberto Gilardino, who now has 131 goals in his Serie A career.

Roma, Parma Continue Struggles in Scoreless Draw

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PARMA, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Massimo Gobbi of Parma FC and Francesco Totti of AS Roma compete for the ball during the Serie A match between Parma FC and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on October 24, 2010 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Ima

Roma and Parma have struggled in the start to the 2010-11 season. The two sides played to a draw on Sunday.

Bologna, Juventus Play to 0-0 Tie

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BOLOGNA, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Marco Di Vaio of Bologna in action during the Serie A match between Bologna FC and Juventus FC at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on October 24, 2010 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Serra/Getty Images)

Former Juventus striker Marco Di Vaio has become Bologna's leader and captain.

Chievo Wins Thriller Over Cesena

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VERONA, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Cyril Thereau of AC Chievo Verona celebrates the victory after the Serie A match between AC Chievo Verona and AC Cesena at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on October 24, 2010 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty I

Frenchman Cyril Thereau, who joined Chievo from Belgian side Charleroi, scored his first career Serie A goal, as Chievo won 2-1.

Genoa Slides Past Catania, 1-0

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GENOA, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Players of Genoa CFC celebrate their team's opening goal scored by Marco Rossi during the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Catania Calcio at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on October 24, 2010 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Massimo Cebrel

The victory moved Genoa to 11 points on the season following eight league matches. Marco Rossi's goal was the difference.

Stefano Mauri Celebrates in Lazio Win

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ROME - OCTOBER 24: Stefano Mauri of SS lazio celebrates after scoring the second goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico on October 24, 2010 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Lazio's captain and veteran midfielder scored his third goal of the season in Sunday's 2-1 win over Cagliari.

Di Michele Gets Lecce Much-Needed 3 Points

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LECCE, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Players of Lecce ceòebrates a goal during the Serie A match between Lecce and Brescia Calcio at Stadio Via del Mare on October 24, 2010 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Veteran forward David Di Michele's goal lifted Lecce to a 2-1 past Brescia in a battle of two sides who moved up to Serie A this season from Serie B.

Di Natale to the Rescue Again For Udinese

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UDINE, ITALY - OCTOBER 24: Antonio Di Natale of Udinese celebrates with his team mates after scoring his second team's goal during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and US Citta di Palermo at Stadio Friuli on October 24, 2010 in Udine, Italy. (

Antonio Di Natale scored the game winner for Udinese in a 2-1 win over Palermo. Udinese has now won three in a row and is unbeaten in four matches, after failing to earn a point after the first four of the season.

Inter-Sampdoria Draw in Battle at San Siro

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MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 20: Javier Zanetti and Samuel Eto'o of Inter Milan celebrates after the first goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match between FC Internazionale Milano and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 20, 2010

Both sides played very well Sunday as Inter and Sampdoria each earned a point in their 1-1 draw.

Ibrahimovic Puts AC Milan Ahead Of Inter

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NAPLES, ITALY - OCTOBER 25: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of MIlan and Walter Gargano of Napoli in action during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio San Paolo on October 25, 2010 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)

The Swede's goal helped give AC Milan three points Monday. The Rossoneri are in second place with 17 points, just two behind league leaders Lazio. Inter are third with 15.