Milan players racially abused during win at Cagliari, says Pioli
AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and defender Fikayo Tomori were racially abused by Cagliari supporters during their 1-0 Serie A victory in Sardinia, manager Stefano Pioli said.
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AC Milan maintain title charge at Cagliari as Inter lose more ground
AC Milan kept hold of their three-point lead at the top of Serie A on Saturday with a 1-0 win at Cagliari, while Inter Milan fell further behind their local rivals after being held 1-1 by Fiorentina. Ismael Bennacer struck the only goal in the 59th minute of a hard-fought match in Sardinia to keep Napoli at arm's length after they briefly drew level on points thanks to Victor Osimhen's double in a 2-1 win over Udinese. A third win on the bounce for Stefano Pioli's side stretched their unbeaten league run to eight games and increased hopes of a first Scudetto since 2011, but it was a match marred by racist abuse directed at Mike Maignan and Fikayo Tomori from a section of home fans at the final whistle which sparked a on-pitch shoving match. "Maignan said to me 'It's not possible that we're hearing these sorts of insults'," Pioli told DAZN. "It's the first time that he's reacted and that means something bad happened that shouldn't have happened. Tomori said the same thing."
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AC Milan survived a late scare at Cagliari to restore their three-point lead at the top of Serie A.
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Milan squeeze past Empoli to move five points clear
ROME: AC Milan will stay top of Serie A this weekend after Saturday's tight 1-0 win over Empoli moved them five points clear of the chasing pack.
AC Milan 1-0 Empoli: Pierre Kalulu scores as league leaders win
Serie A leaders AC Milan continued their pursuit of the league title by beating Empoli at the San Siro.
AC Milan go five clear at top of Serie A with victory over Empoli after Pierre Kalulu winner
AC Milan will, for 24 hours at least, hold a five-point lead at the top of Serie A thanks to a 1-0 victory over Empoli at San Siro. Pierre Kalulu's fine individual effort in the first half proved the difference between the sides as Stefano Pioli's men just about got the job done. Ad/> Alessandro Florenzi, taking the place of the suspended Theo Hernandez, almost opened the scoring for the Rossoneri but saw his shot saved by Guglielmo Vicario.