( CNN ) -- Inter Milan secured their fourth straight victory in Italy 's top flight Sunday with a 2-0 win over Catania to maintain their pursuit of unbeaten Serie A leaders Juventus . Boosted by their 1-0 defeat of AC Milan in the city derby last weekend , Inter were always on top in the San Siro after star man Antonio Cassano headed home in the 28th minute . Rodrigo Palacio added the clinching second with five minutes to go as Diego Milito set up his fellow Argentine to score his first goal for Inter . Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni was delighted by their performance , particularly after the break . `` We 're a team that 's growing . The coach should only try to improve the team match by match , '' he told the official Inter website . `` Today was a step forward with a spectacular second half . Perhaps it was the first time we were fluid without giving anything away . '' They stay in fourth place , four points adrift of Juventus , who maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 win over Napoli in a top of the table clash Saturday evening . Martin Caceres and 19-year-old Paul Pogba scored for Juve , who have opened up a three point lead over their opponents . Lazio 's 3-2 win over struggling Milan has left them in third ahead of Inter on goal difference . The top four are well clear of fifth placed Fiorentina , who had to settle for a share of the points in the 1-1 draw at Chievo . French striker Cyril Thereau put the home side ahead in the first half but La Viola leveled only a minute later when Argentine defender Guillermo Rodriguez scored after a corner . In the English Premier League , fourth placed Everton had Steven Pienaar sent off in the second half at Loftus Road as they were held 1-1 by Queens Park Rangers . Midfielder Pienaar went for a second yellow card on the hour mark , but his side held on for a draw which leaves them a point ahead of Tottenham Hotspur . David Moyes ' men went behind to a deflected Junior Hoilett strike before Sylvain Distin 's header deflected in off QPR goalkeeper Julio Cesar 's back for an own goal to level . Sunday 's other game in the EPL saw Sunderland and Newcastle draw 1-1 in the Tyne-Wear derby . Newcastle took the lead at the Stadium of Light through Yohan Cabaye 's early strike , but had Cheick Tiote sent off for violent conduct in the 25th minute . The home side pressed hard for an equalizer and were rewarded when Demba Ba diverted a John O'Shea header past his own goalkeeper late on . In the German Bundesliga , Augsburg were held to a goalless draw at Nuremberg , while Hamburg went down to their first defeat since Rafael van der Vaart signed from Tottenham as they lost 1-0 to Stuttgart . Vedad Ibisevic scored the only goal on 30 minutes .
Inter Milan win fourth straight in Italy 's Serie A Antonio Mata with the first in 2 - 0 win at Catania . Newcastle and Liverpool draw 1 - 1 in EPL derby . Hamburg fall to 1 - 0 defeat to Stuttgart in Bundesliga .