Dejan Stankovic scored twice as Inter Milan beat Catania 2-1 to move into first place in the Serie A standings Sunday.

Stankovic headed in Luis Figo's cross in the 29th minute, then added another in the 75th with a powerful drive from the edge of the penalty area.

Also, Reggina beat AS Roma 1-0 and Atalanta topped Palermo 3-2.

Inter leads the league with 14 points. Roma and Palermo have 12 points each, with Roma ahead on goal difference.

Luca Toni scored his fourth goal of the season to help Fiorentina beat Empoli 2-1 and earn its first road win of the year. The striker scored in the 77th minute.

Fiorentina, docked 19 points for its role in Italy's match-fixing scandal, improved to minus-10 but remains in last place.

Also, Udinese won 3-0 at Parma; Torino edged visiting Chievo Verona 1-0; and Livorno beat Ascoli 2-0.

At the San Siro, Catania forward Giuseppe Mascara opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a 30-metre shot.

Julio Ricardo Cruz, who replaced striker Adriano in the 60th, failed to convert a penalty kick seven minutes later.

``I thought we began quite well, but then we conceded a freak goal,'' Inter coach Roberto Mancini said. ``Catania then upped their game, which made it more difficult for us.

``But I thought we deserved the win, particularly after the missed penalty.''

Under heavy rain in Reggio Calabria, Nicola Amoruso's 49th-minute goal downed Roma. Midfielder Daniele De Rossi missed Roma's best chance in the 66th, blasting a shot wide from close range.

``We created enough chances, but we didn't score,'' Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said. ``It's a long season and this is bound to happen.''

At Palermo's Renzo Barbera stadium, midfielder Fernando Tissone scored in the 56th minute from the edge of the area.

Cristiano Doni opened the scoring for the visitors with a glancing header in the 14th minute and Atalanta's Claudio Rivalta scrambled the ball into the net in the 31st.

Australia international Mark Bresciano scored in the 18th minute and captain Eugenio Corini doubled Palermo's lead from the penalty spot just before halftime.

At Empoli, Fiorentina winger Adrian Mutu headed in from a corner in the 67th minute. He then had the assist for Toni's goal 10 minutes later.

Empoli forward Davide Metteini scored his first Serie A goal in the 28th.

On Saturday, AC Milan was held 1-1 at Sampdoria for its third consecutive draw, while Siena beat nine-man Messina 3-1.