Hernanes broke his duck as Juventus celebrated winning the Serie A title for the fifth year in a row by beating relegation-threatened Carpi 2-0 in Turin.
Six days after results elsewhere meant Massimiliano Allegri's indomitable side had done enough to lock Napoli out of the race for the 2015-16 championship, the Bianconeri returned to the Juventus Stadium to give their loyal following even more reason to be cheerful.
In the 42nd minute Brazilian playmaker Hernanes finally found a maiden goal after enduring a near nine-month drought and Juve eventually broke through a resolute Carpi defence for a second time as substitute Simone Zaza scored with a late header.
A stoppage-time penalty from Jeremy Menez spared AC Milan's blushes as the Rossoneri only just managed to avoid a humiliating home defeat to Frosinone as the match ended 3-3.
Goals from Luca Paganini and Oliver Kragl gave the relegation battlers a shock 2-0 lead at San Siro and following half-time Mario Balotelli missed the chance to drag Milan back into contention when his penalty was saved.
Carlos Bacca did produce an overdue reply for the hosts, only for Federico Dionisi to extend Frosinone's advantage. However, Luca Antonelli inspired Milan with an acrobatic goal and then, two minutes into time added on, fellow substitute Menez salvaged a 3-3 draw from the spot.
Defender Jeison Murillo saw red as Inter Milan passed up the chance to clinch a top-four finish at Lazio.
Miroslav Klose's fifth goal in as many league games and Antonio Candreva's late penalty saw the home side clinch a 2-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico on a night when Murillo received his marching orders for two bookable offences.
Lorenzo Pellegrini's goal secured a 1-0 home victory over Hellas Verona that sent Sassuolo above AC Milan and into sixth place.
Palermo took a major step towards securing their Serie A status by beating Sampdoria 2-0 at the Stadio Renzo Barbera.
A first-half goal from Franco Vazquez and Nenad Krsticic's late own goal saw Davide Ballardini's men draw level on 35 points with 17th-placed Carpi, with just two games of the season remaining.
Riccardo Saponara and Empoli were frustrated by Bologna in a mid-table goalless draw at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.