( CNN ) -- Defending champions Inter Milan continued their march up the Italian Serie A table , beating 10-man Roma 5-3 in a thriller at the San Siro . Samuel Eto ' o scored twice , with the returning Wesley Sneijder , Thiago Motta and Esteban Cambiasso also on target as Leonardo 's side moved up to third place in the table , five points behind leaders Milan but with a game in hand . Inter took a third minute lead when Sneijder fired home an unstoppable shot after collecting Maicon 's pass but Roma levelled 10 minutes later when Simplicio turned in Marco Cassetti 's cross . However , the home side went into the break 2-1 ahead when Eto ' o fired a shot that slipped through the hands of goalkeeper Sergio . The game turned Inter 's way early in the second half when Nicolas Burdisso was sent after fouling Giampaolo Pazzini in the area and Eto ' o stroked home the penalty to take his season 's tally to 27 goals in all competitions . And Inter Milan increased their lead even further when Motta headed home from close range . However , Roma fought back and Mirko Vucinic pulled one back when diverting home Daniele De Rossi 's free-kick and they reduced the deficit to 4-3 when Simone Loria prodded home from close range after Juan 's header struck the post . But there was to be no dramatic comeback and Inter secured their victory through Cambiasso 's late goal . Milan dropped two points after behind held to a 1-1 draw at Genoa , despite Pato giving them a 29th minute lead from close range . However , Antonio Floro Flores levelled on the stroke of half time when he was on hand to fire home after Mathieu Flamini deflected the ball into his path . Napoli are now just two points behind Milan in second place after bouncing back from their shock midweek defeat at Chievo to beat Cesena 2-0 . Serie A top scorer Edinson Cavani opened the scoring with his 18th league goal of the season and Jose Sosa added a second in injury time for the home side .
Defending champions AC Milan continue their climb up the Italian Serie A table . They defeat 10-man Roma 5 - 3 in a San Siro derby to move up to third place . Milan remain top but they drop two points as they are held to a 1 - 1 draw at Genoa . Roma close to within two points of the leaders after comfortable 2 - 0 win over Cesena .