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,

Giving them their first away win of the year.

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

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.

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

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.