AC Milan kept their slim title hopes alive with a comfortable 2-0 victory at

Catania on Sunday courtesy of goals from Filippo Inzaghi and Kaka.

Veteran Inzaghi's strike took his record to 11 goals in his last eight matches while Kaka's strike was'his 15th of the season in Serie A and followed up a pair of penalties last weekend against Palermo.

The victory reduced Inter Milan's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points but, with just four matches left, second-placed Milan would need their city rivals to suffer a spectacular collapse to win a first scudetto since 2004.

Third-placed Juventus's hopes all but mathematically ended as substitute Jose Ignacio Castillo scored an equaliser deep into injury time for relegation-threatened Lecce in a 2-2 draw in Turin.

In Sicily it was 'plainsailing for Milan who opened the scoring on 27 minutes after former world player of the year Kaka burst into the area and then teed up Inzaghi for a typical poacher's finish.

Milan then sealed the match seven minutes into the second period as Kaka swept home the loose ball after Lecce goalkeeper Tomas Kosicky pushed out David Beckham's header.

It was Milan's fifth win in a row and also took their tally to 21 goals in their last eight matches.

Fiorentina maintained their grip on fourth place and the final Champions League qualifying position as Peruvian full-back Juan Manuel Vargas scored the only goal of the game In a 1 -0

win over Torino.

Fifth-placed Genoa are just a point behind La Viola after they won a bad-tempered city derby against Sampdoria3-1.

Argentine Diego Milito was the hattrick hero but three players were sent-off and nine more booked as the game descended into carnage at the end.

AS Roma fell out of the running for a top four finish as they were held 0-0 at home to Chievo, leaving them eight points behind Fiorentina with just 12 more points up for grabs.