10 MAN MILAN SECURES THE WIN

Olivier Giroud’s penalty gave 10-man AC Milan a deserving 2-1 victory at Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday,

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Giving them their first away win of the year.

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Unbeaten With 14 points from six games, Milan has overtaken Napoli for second place and is now tied with them.

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Rafael Leao expertly placed forward Junior Messias in the box, and the Brazilian gave the champions the lead with a low shot in the sixth minute.

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Milan played well in the first half, but after the break,

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things became difficult for the visitors when Leao was sent off for receiving a second yellow card for a scissor kick that struck defender Alex Ferrari in the head.

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