( CNN ) -- AC Milan edged closer to a first Italian league title since 2004 after Saturday 's 1-0 win at lowly Brescia , whose fellow strugglers Bari dropped into Serie B. Massimiliano Allegri 's Milan , seeking to end years of dominance by Inter and claim an 18th scudetto , moved eight points clear of their city rivals with just four games to play thanks to a late goal from Brazil forward Robinho . Robinho netted on the counter-attack with eight minutes left after being set up by fellow frontman Antonio Cassano , leaving Brescia second from bottom and likely to follow Bari -- whose fate was sealed by a 1-0 defeat at home to Sampdoria . Brescia had hit the crossbar through Alessandro Diamanti 's free-kick just before that goal , but an 18th defeat in 34 games left the club five points from safety and facing an immediate return to the second division . Cassano , starting with Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended , had wasted three opportunities to put Milan ahead . Inter Milan moved up to second place with a 2-1 win over fourth-placed Lazio , bouncing back from last weekend 's defeat at Parma which effectively ended the Nerazzurri 's five-year title reign . Last season 's success under Jose Mourinho was the club 's 18th overall . Inter coach Leonardo saw Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar sent off for bringing down Mauro Zarate in the 22nd minute , and the Argentine striker put the visiting Rome side ahead from the resulting penalty . However , Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder curled in a trademark free-kick five minutes before halftime and top scorer Samuel Eto ' o put Inter ahead eight minutes after the break after a mistake by defender Giuseppe Biava . Lazio also lost a player in the 66th minute when captain Stefano Mauri was sent off for a foul on Inter 's Japan fullback Yuto Nagatomo . Napoli crashed 2-1 at eighth-placed Palermo despite taking the lead in the second minute with a penalty by striker Edinson Cavani . The Uruguayan missed a late spot-kick in last weekend 's home defeat by Udinese , but was on target this time for his 26th league goal this season to be Serie A 's leading scorer alongside Antonio Di Natale . Palermo , boosted by the 2-2 draw with Milan in the midweek first leg of their Coppa Italia semifinal , leveled in the 38th minute as Mattia Cassani made up for his early handball . Cesare Bovo then fired the winner with a penalty right on halftime after Giulio Migliaccio went down under the challenge of Christian Maggio . Udinese could have moved into fourth above Lazio , but lost 2-0 at home to Parma in a blow to the club 's European hopes . On-loan Brazilian striker Amauri scored in the 13th and final minutes to lift his side three points above the relegation zone . Roma retained sixth place with a 1-0 win over Chievo as midfielder Simone Perrotta scored the only goal in the fourth minute . Seventh-placed Juventus were held 2-2 by Catania in the day 's late match after blowing a two-goal lead . Veteran striker Alessandro del Piero netted twice in the first half , the opener from the penalty spot , but the Sicilians leveled with goals in the last 10 minutes by Argentine Alejandro Gomez and fellow midfielder Francesco Lodi . The result lifted Catania two points clear of the relegation zone . Sampdoria moved out of the bottom three on goal difference above Lecce thanks to a 59th-minute winner from striker Nicola Pozzi at Bari . Lecce lost 4-2 at Genoa despite a first-half double from striker David Di Michele , as on-loan striker Antonio Floro Flores and Argentina international Rodrigo Palacio both scored twice for the 10th-placed home side . Fiorentina moved up to ninth with a 2-1 win at Cagliari thanks to two goals from midfielder Alessio Cerci , while Cesena moved two points clear of the bottom three with a 2-0 win at Bologna .
Robinho 's late winner puts AC Milan eight points clear with four games to play . Five-time defending champions Inter move up to second place with 2-1 win over Lazio . Napoli 's title hopes suffer another blow with second successive defeat . Bari drop down to Serie A following 1-0 defeat by fellow strugglers Sampdoria .