INTER MILAN coach Leonardo suffered his first defeat in six games when the Serie A champions lost 3-1 at Udinese last night, giving his former side AC Milan a boost as they beat Cesena 2-0 to stay four points clear.
A 2-0 win for second-placed Napoli at bottom side Bari made the day worse for Inter, who have a game in hand in fifth but now trail leaders Milan by nine points and the Neapolitans by five just over halfway through the campaign.
On the plus side for Inter, title-chasing Lazio lost 3-1 at Bologna and injury-hit Juventus drew 0-0 at coach Luigi Del Neris former club Sampdoria.
Inter’s Dejan Stankovic slammed in a 16th-minute opener but defender Cristian Zapata soon equalised for Udinese.
Serie A top scorer Antonio Di Natale curled a 25th-minute free kick into the bottom corner and Maurizio Domizzi netted in the second half.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s late goal added to Maximiliano Pellegrinos second own goal in two games just before half-time secured a nervous victory for Milan.
