SOCCER: BALOTELLI 'FANTASTIC'

(ANSA) - Milan, October 30 - Mario Balotelli was fantastic in Inter Milan's 4-3 win over Palermo Thursday night that put them back on top of Serie A, coach Jose' Mourinho said.

''Mario had a fantastic game,'' said the Portuguese coach, who earlier in the week had criticised 'SuperMario' for his reported interest in fast cars.

Balotelli scored twice to help put Inter four points clear of Juventus and five ahead of Sampdoria.

Here's the Serie A table (points, played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against): Inter 25 10 8 1 1 26 9 Juventus 21 10 6 3 1 18 8 Sampdoria 20 10 6 2 2 18 13 Parma 17 10 5 2 3 12 12 Milan 16 10 4 4 2 10 11 Genoa 16 10 5 1 4 18 20 Palermo 15 10 4 3 3 15 14 Fiorentina 15 10 4 3 3 9 8 Bari 14 10 3 5 2 10 7 Chievo 14 10 4 2 4 13 11 Udinese 14 10 4 2 4 14 14 Napoli 14 10 4 2 4 14 16 Cagliari 13 10 4 1 5 11 12 Roma 11 10 3 2 5 16 18 Lazio 10 10 2 4 4 7 11 Atalanta 9 10 2 3 5 9 12 Bologna 9 10 2 3 5 9 15 Livorno 9 10 2 3 5 4 10 Catania 7 10 1 4 5 10 15 Siena 5 10 1 2 7 8 15. Here's the weekend roster. Saturday, October 31: Juventus-Napoli (17:00 GMT). Milan-Parma (19:45 GMT). Sunday, November 1: Cagliari-Atalanta. Chievo-Udinese. Fiorentina-Catania. Livorno-Inter. Roma-Bologna. Sampdoria-Bari. Siena-Lazio. Palermo-Genoa (19:45).