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  • Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus finish AC Milan’s 27-match unbeaten run in Serie A

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo shoots previous AC Milan’s Diogo Dalot throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan on Wednesdsay night time.
     

    AC Milan noticed its 27-match unbeaten run in Serie A ended by Juventus because it misplaced 1-3 to the Bianconeri on the San Siro.
    Both sides had been hit arduous by the Covid-19 pandemic as Ante Rebic, Rade Krunic, Juan Cuadrado and Alex Sandro examined constructive, and Milan additionally missed injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the suspended Sandro Tonali on Wednesday night, studies Xinhua information company.
    The Old Lady broke the impasse within the 18th minute as Paulo Dybala’s implausible back-heeled go discovered Federico Chiesa who blasted in an angled drive.
    The dwelling facet obtained again on stage phrases earlier than the break when Davide Calabria equalised from the sting of the field from Rafael Leao’s help.
    Dybala and Chiesa mixed once more within the 62nd minute, as La Joya unfold the play down the correct, earlier than Chiesa completed with a daisy-cutter.
    Juventus sealed the match within the 76th minute as Dejan Kulusevski got here off the bench to supply an help for Weston McKennie to drill dwelling.

    It was the primary league defeat for the Rossoneri since final March, however Stefano Pioli’s facet nonetheless leads the desk with 37 factors.
    Second-placed Inter Milan didn’t capitalise on its metropolis rivals’ defeat, because the Nerazzurri misplaced 2-1 away to Sampdoria.
    Ex-Inter stars Antonio Candreva and Keita Balde helped Sampdoria set up a two-goal cushion within the first-half, whereas Inter’s Alexis Sanchez noticed his penalty saved by Emil Audero.
    Inter threw on Romelu Lukaku within the 63rd minute and shortly pulled one again two minutes later with Stefan de Vrij’s header, however was unable to seek out an equaliser.
    Roma claimed its third consecutive victory after a 3-1 away victory over Crotone. Borja Mayoral bagged a brace and earned a penalty which Henrikh Mkhitaryan transformed.
    Elsewhere, Spezia surprised Napoli because the newly-promoted facet gained 2-1 away to the Partenopei, whereas Atalanta registered one other complete victory with a 3-0 win over Parma.
    Also on Wednesday, Lazio beat Fiorentina 2-1, Benevento edged Cagliari 2-1, Sassuolo conquered Genoa 2-1, Bologna and Udinese drew 1-1, whereas Torino and Hellas Verona additionally shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
    (With inputs from IANS).

  • Juventus wins 3-1 at Milan to finish Rossoneri’s unbeaten run

    AC Milan’s 27-game unbeaten run in Serie A ended Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Juventus that provides the defending champion renewed hope of a tenth straight title.
    Federico Chiesa scored twice for Juventus with American Weston McKennie including the third objective as Milan misplaced within the league for the primary time since March, a streak courting again to final season.
    “The lads are disappointed but in a way it is good for us to experience the bitter taste of defeat, because it’s been a while,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli mentioned. “I gave them a pat on the back, because when you give your all there shouldn’t be any regrets.”
    Davide Calabria had equalized shortly earlier than halftime for Milan, which had been the final unbeaten crew in any of Europe’s high 5 leagues.
    Milan nonetheless maintained its league lead, some extent above metropolis rival Inter Milan, which misplaced 2-1 at Sampdoria. Juventus moved into fourth, seven factors behind Milan with a recreation in hand. A loss for Juventus would have stretched Milan’s result in 13 factors and left the Turin membership’s nine-year stranglehold on the title hanging by a thread.
    “It was important to win tonight for ourselves,” mentioned Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo, who performed for Milan for 10 seasons. “We didn’t have a look at the outcomes of the others, we take it recreation by recreation after which we’ll see the place we’re in a number of months.
    “We had a good game, it was important to play with this spirit, control the game and try to win.”
    Both Milan and Juventus had gamers dominated out with the coronavirus whereas the house facet was additionally lacking a number of by harm, together with key ahead Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

    “Seven players out is a lot for anyone,” Pioli mentioned. “We knew that if there was a team that we could find ourselves in difficulty against, it was Juve. It’s a team that has won nine straight titles, has great players and we held our own.”
    Chiesa hit the put up earlier than opening the scoring within the 18th minute, stroking Paulo Dybala’s backheeled flick into the underside left nook following a swift one-two with the Argentine.
    Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was pressured into quite a lot of saves earlier than Milan leveled 4 minutes earlier than the break with a speedy counterattack that ended with Rafael Leão rolling the ball throughout for Calabria to position into the highest proper nook.
    Chiesa restored Juve’s lead within the 62nd minute however went off seconds later with an harm. His alternative, McKennie, scored within the 76th from shut vary after good work from Dejan Kulusevski down the proper flank.
    STREAK ENDED
    Both of Sampdoria’s targets had been scored by former Inter gamers to finish Inter’s eight-match successful streak.
    Antonio Candreva put Sampdoria forward with a penalty earlier than Keita Baldé Diao completed off a well-worked counterattack earlier than the break.
    Stefan de Vrij pulled one again for Inter with a header within the sixty fifth however the guests’ sorely lacked a totally match Romelu Lukaku, who got here on just for the ultimate half hour as he returns from harm.
    Alexis Sanchez had a penalty saved early on by Sampdoria goalkeeper Emil Audero, after which Ashley Young knocked the rebound off the put up.
    Third-place Roma moved inside three factors of Inter with a 3-1 win at last-place Crotone earlier than internet hosting the Nerazzurri on Sunday.

    Inter’s solely different league loss this season got here in mid-October, when it was defeated 2-1 within the Milan derby.
    OTHER MATCHES
    Sassuolo beat relegation-threatened Genoa 2-1 with a late header from Gianluca Raspadori to maneuver into fourth, holding on to the ultimate Champions League spot.
    Atalanta remained one level additional again after defeating Parma 3-0 with targets from Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata and Robin Gosens to maneuver degree on factors with Napoli, which misplaced 2-1 at house to promoted Spezia.
    Spezia fought again from a objective down and Tommaso Pobega scored the winner regardless of his facet having been diminished to 10 males following a second yellow card for defender Ardian Ismajli.
    Also, Lazio defeated Fiorentina 2-1 with targets from Felipe Caicedo and Ciro Immobile.
    Hellas Verona drew 1-1 at Torino; Filippo Inzaghi’s promoted Benevento squad gained 2-1 at Cagliari; and Bologna drew 2-2 with Udinese.

  • Juventus win 3-1 at Milan to finish Rossoneri’s unbeaten run

    AC Milan’s 27-game unbeaten run in Serie A ended Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Juventus that provides the defending champion renewed hope of a tenth straight title.Federico Chiesa scored twice for Juventus with American Weston McKennie including the third aim as Milan misplaced within the league for the primary time since March, a streak relationship again to final season.“The lads are disappointed but in a way it is good for us to experience the bitter taste of defeat, because it’s been a while,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli stated. “I gave them a pat on the back, because when you give your all there shouldn’t be any regrets.”Davide Calabria had equalized shortly earlier than halftime for Milan, which had been the final unbeaten workforce in any of Europe’s prime 5 leagues.Milan nonetheless maintained its league lead, a degree above metropolis rival Inter Milan, which misplaced 2-1 at Sampdoria. Juventus moved into fourth, seven factors behind Milan with a sport in hand. A loss for Juventus would have stretched Milan’s result in 13 factors and left the Turin membership’s nine-year stranglehold on the title hanging by a thread.“It was important to win tonight for ourselves,” stated Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo, who performed for Milan for 10 seasons. “We didn’t look at the results of the others, we take it game by game and then we’ll see where we are in a few months.“We had a good game, it was important to play with this spirit, control the game and try to win.”Both Milan and Juventus had gamers dominated out with the coronavirus whereas the house aspect was additionally lacking a number of by way of damage, together with key ahead Zlatan Ibrahimović.“Seven players out is a lot for anyone,” Pioli stated. “We knew that if there was a team that we could find ourselves in difficulty against, it was Juve. It’s a team that has won nine straight titles, has great players and we held our own.”Chiesa hit the publish earlier than opening the scoring within the 18th minute, stroking Paulo Dybala’s backheeled flick into the underside left nook following a swift one-two with the Argentine.Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny was pressured into a lot of saves earlier than Milan leveled 4 minutes earlier than the break with a fast counterattack that ended with Rafael Leão rolling the ball throughout for Calabria to position into the highest proper nook.Chiesa restored Juve’s lead within the 62nd minute however went off seconds later with an damage. His substitute, McKennie, scored within the 76th from shut vary after good work from Dejan Kulusevski down the best flank.STREAK ENDEDBoth of Sampdoria’s objectives had been scored by former Inter gamers to finish Inter’s eight-match profitable streak.Antonio Candreva put Sampdoria forward with a penalty earlier than Keita Baldé Diao completed off a well-worked counterattack earlier than the break.Stefan de Vrij pulled one again for Inter with a header within the sixty fifth however the guests’ sorely lacked a completely match Romelu Lukaku, who got here on just for the ultimate half hour as he returns from damage.Alexis Sanchez had a penalty saved early on by Sampdoria goalkeeper Emil Audero, after which Ashley Young knocked the rebound off the publish.Third-place Roma moved inside three factors of Inter with a 3-1 win at last-place Crotone earlier than internet hosting the Nerazzurri on Sunday.Inter’s solely different league loss this season got here in mid-October, when it was defeated 2-1 within the Milan derby.OTHER MATCHESSassuolo beat relegation-threatened Genoa 2-1 with a late header from Gianluca Raspadori to maneuver into fourth, holding on to the ultimate Champions League spot.Atalanta remained one level additional again after defeating Parma 3-0 with objectives from Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata and Robin Gosens to maneuver degree on factors with Napoli, which misplaced 2-1 at residence to promoted Spezia.Spezia fought again from a aim down and Tommaso Pobega scored the winner regardless of his aspect having been lowered to 10 males following a second yellow card for defender Ardian Ismajli.Also, Lazio defeated Fiorentina 2-1 with objectives from Felipe Caicedo and Ciro Immobile.Hellas Verona drew 1-1 at Torino; Filippo Inzaghi’s promoted Benevento squad gained 2-1 at Cagliari; and Bologna drew 2-2 with Udinese.

  • AC Milan’s Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic check constructive for COVID-19

    AC Milan have introduced that Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic examined constructive for COVID-19 forward of Wednesday’s Serie A sport in opposition to Juventus. The two gamers, who featured in Sunday’s 2-0 league win away to Benevento, underwent molecular swab exams on Tuesday earlier than the house conflict with the Italian champions. “The asymptomatic players remained in isolation at home where a second control swab was taken today. The health authorities were promptly informed,” a membership assertion learn. “All team members were subjected to a further test today with negative results.”Serie A leaders AC Milan, who stay unbeaten thi s season, may even be with out suspended midfielder Sandro Tonali and injured gamers Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ismael Bennacer, Alexis Saelemaekers and Matteo Gabbia. Juventus wing-backs Juan Cuadrado and Alex Sandro additionally examined constructive for COVID-19 earlier than the sport, the place Andrea Pirlo’s facet will look to scale back a 10-point hole to Milan.