( CNN ) -- Young striker Mario Balotelli made a goalscoring return to Inter Milan 's line-up as the Italian champions bounced back from last weekend 's defeat to maintain a one-point lead in Serie A on Saturday . The 19-year-old was welcomed back into the squad after apologizing during the week following his falling-out with manager Jose Mourinho , and helped Inter stay ahead of Roma with a 3-1 victory at home to Bologna . It was a successful end to a mixed week for Mourinho , who had announced his unhappiness with Italian football before Wednesday 's 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals . Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta put Inter ahead in the 29th minute with the first of his two goals , firing in a shot from the edge of the penalty area after controlling the ball on his chest . Balotelli marked his first outing since March 7 with the second seven minutes after halftime with a cool finish following a pass from strike partner Diego Milito . Motta sealed a comfortable victory ahead of Tuesday 's trip to Russia as he slotted in with five minutes left after a neat exchange with Dejan Stankovic . Second-placed Roma kept in touch with six matches to play following a 1-0 victory at mid-table Bari , where striker Mirko Vucinic returned from illness to net the winner in the 19th minute . The Montenegro hitman netted his ninth league goal this season after Francesco Totti combined well with Luca Toni , as Roma survived an earlier scare when defender Nicolas Burdisso had to clear Barreto 's close-range effort off the line . Rodrigo Taddei missed a late chance to double the lead as Claudio Ranieri 's team extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 22 matches . AC Milan remained two points behind Roma in third after winning 3-2 at mid-table Cagliari , with all five goals coming in the first half . Milan twice led through Marco Borriello and Klaas Jan Huntelaar , but teenage striker Daniele Ragatzu brought the Sardinians level both times before the hosts conceded an unfortunate own-goal in the 38th minute when goalkeeper Federico Marchetti knocked the ball onto teammate Davide Astori and into the net . Palermo suffered a setback in their bid to qualify for the Champions League after losing 2-0 at Catania , who moved seven points clear of the relegation zone . Maxi Lopez 's first-half double meant that the fourth-placed Sicilians were joined on 51 points by Sampdoria , who won 2-1 at 10-man Chievo . Former Italy striker Antonio Cassano scored in the first minute and fellow forward Giampaolo Pazzini made it 2-0 in the 55th before the 14th-placed Verona side lost defender Santiago Morero following a second booking in nine minutes . Andrea Mantovani reduced the deficit on 76 but Sampdoria held on to boost hopes of a European place next season . Napoli took sixth place after a 1-1 draw at Lazio , who moved three points clear of the bottom three , as Juventus suffered a 3-0 defeat at Udinese in the late match . Udinese moved four points above the bottom three as Chilean midfielder Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring in the ninth minute , while Simone Pepe ( 65 ) and captain Antonio Di Natale ( 77 ) wrapped up victory in the second half . Fiorentina drew 1-1 at Parma to maintain eighth place on goal difference from Genoa , who were held by the same score at home to bottom club Livorno . Atalanta moved five points clear of Siena with a 2-0 win over the second-bottom side , but still remained in the drop zone .
Inter Milan maintain one-point lead in Serie A with 3-0 victory over Bologna . Mario Balotelli makes a goalscoring return following his row with manager Jose Mourinho . TL;DR Manchester City beat Roma 2-0 to stay top of the Premier League table. Third-placed AC Milan defeat Cagliari 3-2 to be three points behind city rivals Inter .