Roma beat Reggina 2-0 to trim Inter's lead

Christian Panucci and Mancini scored as second-placed Roma beat Reggina 2-0 last night to trim Inter's lead at the top of Serie A to five points.

Italy defender Panucci headed in a Francesco Totti cross from a tight angle in the 21st minute to put the Romans on their way to burying the memory of last week's 3-0 defeat at Siena.

They doubled the lead in the 75th minute when Brazilian Mancini fired home the rebound from a Ludovic Giuly shot after some fine dribbling.

Reggina's Edgar Barreto had a goal disallowed for offside before Mancini's effort and Nigeria striker Stephen Makinwa hit the crossbar just after it.

Inter, who have 53 points, can restore their eight-point advantage with a victory at Catania today.

Fiorentina's bid for a Champions League berth suffered a setback when they were held 2-2 at Atalanta.

Fiorentina took the lead in the 29th minute when forward Giampaolo Pazzini controlled a Riccardo Montolivo pass and spun around to find the far corner.

Atalanta's Zlatan Muslimovic equalised with the first of his two goals a minute later. Fiorentina went ahead again when Franco Semioli headed in Zdravko Kuzmanovic's cross from the right on the hour.

But Muslimovic gave Atalanta a share of the spoils when he finished off a neat counter attack to complete his double in added time.

The Florence club stay fourth with 38 points. Milan, rivals for a top-four finish and Champions League qualification, can come within two points of them with a game in hand by beating Siena at the San Siro today.