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Serie A reports

AS ROMA 2 AC MILAN 2

The spoils were shared in David Beckham's Serie A debut for Milan.

Mirko Vucinic fired Roma ahead before Milan's Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato scored twice in five minutes after the break, his second a cute strike after a delightful run.

Montenegro striker Vucinic also grabbed a second and Roma's equaliser with a low diving header on 72 minutes.

Guillermo Giacomazzi sprung the offside trap and coolly finished to give Lecce a surprise early lead. Midfielder Felipe Melo's header put Fiorentina level but Lecce were quickly back in front on 28 minutes when Jose Castillo rounded keeper Sebastien Frey to score despite appeals he was offside.

Napoli wasted an earlier chance when Marek Hamsik's penalty was saved by Albano Bizzarri midway through the second half.

The home side made a strong start and were rewarded when striker Fabrizio Miccoli lashed in midway through the first period after Atalanta's defence failed to deal with a long ball.

Australia midfielder Marco Bresciano prodded in Palermo's second on 39 minutes with Atalanta's backline again ripped apart. The visitors pulled one back in the second period through Sergio Floccari's header and Ferreira Pinto turned in at the far post to equalise before Cavani struck on 81 minutes.