MILAN: Luka Jović scored a minute after coming off the bench to assist AC Milan snatch a 3-2 win at lowly Frosinone in Serie A on Saturday, and piled the strain on second-place Juventus forward of the Derby d’Italia.
Olivier Giroud scored one and arrange a primary Serie A purpose for Mattia Gabbia, whereas Matías Soulé additionally recorded a purpose and an help for Frosinone.
Milan remained third however moved 4 factors behind Juventus, which faces a frightening journey to Serie A frontrunner Inter Milan on Sunday, with the Nerazzurri solely a degree forward — and having performed a match much less.
Bologna might transfer degree with fourth-place Atalanta with a win over struggling Sassuolo later Saturday.
Milan was seeking to bounce again from final week’s dramatic draw in opposition to Bologna and it took the lead within the seventeenth minute when Rafael Leão whipped in a cross from the left for Giroud to go in on the again submit.
Nevertheless, Leão swiftly went from hero to villain as he gave away a penalty when he dealt with a cross from Francesco Gelli proper on the road of the world. Soulé confidently struck the spot kick into the left of the online.
Soulé helped flip the match round within the sixty fifth minute with a via ball to Luca Mazzitelli, who in some way managed to squeeze it previous Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan from the tightest of angles.
Nevertheless, Milan was again on degree phrases seven minutes later when Giroud nodded Yacine Adli’s cross to Gabbia who scored his second purpose for the Rossoneri after additionally discovering the again of the online within the Champions League greater than a yr in the past.
Jović got here on for Christian Pulisic with 10 minutes remaining and had a right away affect. He was quickest to react to a good rebound off an opponent within the space to fireplace into the underside left nook.
Jović, who joined from Fiorentina in the beginning of the season, has scored 4 targets for the reason that starting of the yr. He additionally netted 3 times in December after lastly breaking his duck in Milan’s 3-1 win over Frosinone at San Siro on Dec. 3.
ENERGIZED EMPOLI
Empoli continued its constructive run beneath new coach David Nicola with a 0-0 draw at dwelling to Genoa.
Residence ahead Nicolò Cambiaghi noticed his effort deflected onto the submit, whereas Djed Spence’s header was cleared off the road by Empoli defender Sebastiano Luperto.
Genoa additionally had a purpose disallowed for offside and noticed defender Koni De Winter despatched off in stoppage time for a second yellow card.
Nicola changed the fired Aurelio Andreazzoli final month and beat Monza 3-0 on his debut earlier than drawing at Juventus final weekend.
Empoli remained last-but-one however moved degree on factors with Hellas Verona, which is within the final place of security.
Genoa remained in midtable, degree on factors with Monza, which drew 0-0 at Udinese.
Monza was denied by a late goalline clearance as Udinese moved a degree above the drop zone.
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first printed: February 04, 2024, 01:30 IST
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