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03/08 17:38 CDT AC Milan wins Derby della Madonnina 1-0 to cut Inter's lead in
Serie A to 7 points
AC Milan wins Derby della Madonnina 1-0 to cut Inter's lead in Serie A to 7
points
MILAN (AP) --- AC Milan isn't ready to yield to city rival Inter Milan in the
Serie A title race.
Pervis Estupin scored the winner as Milan beat Inter 1-0 in the Derby della
Madonnina on Sunday.
The Rossoneri cut their city rival's lead to seven points with 10 rounds of the
season remaining, setting off joyous celebrations in the San Siro while Inter's
players questioned the referee for ruling out what would have been a very late
equalizer.
Inter had the ball in the net in stoppage time after a quickly taken corner,
but it was too quick for the referee, who hadn't given the go-ahead for it to
be taken and blew his whistle before the ball crossed the line.
Youssouf Fofana played Estupin through on the left and the Ecuador left back
let fly with a powerful shot to the back of the net for what proved to be the
winner in the 35th minute, just after Henrikh Mkhitaryan missed a great chance
for Inter at the other end.
Mkhitaryan was one of three Inter players against two Milan defenders, but he
was unable to beat Mike Maignan in the Milan goal.
Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni earned the game's first yellow card for a
clear foul on Adrien Rabiot. Both players needed treatment and Bastoni was to
rue the challenge as he was unable to continue.
The tireless Luka Modric was booked for Milan late on.
Inter was without Hakan alhano?lu and Lautaro Martnez, who watched from the
substitutes' bench.
Inter stayed on 67 points and second-place Milan moved to 60.
Genoa thwarts Roma
Portuguese forward Vitinha scored for Daniele De Rossi's Genoa in a 2-1 upset
win over Roma, dealing the visitors another blow in their quest for Champions
League qualification.
Roma's loss comes after last week's 3-3 draw with Juventus, which is just a
point behind in the fight for fourth place.
Roma and Como are level on 51 points, and though Como has the better goal
difference, Roma won their encounter earlier in the season and head-to-head
will be the determining factor if they finish level. Roma visits Como next
weekend. The top four qualify for Europe's premier club competition.
Junior Messias fired Genoa ahead from the penalty spot early in the second half.
Evan Ndicka quickly responded for Roma before Vitinha scored in the 80th, five
minutes after going on as a substitute, to give the team coached by former Roma
great De Rossi its second straight win at home.
Genoa climbed to 13th.
Also Sunday, Fiorentina drew with Parma 0-0, leaving it just outside the
relegation zone, and Verona came from behind to win 2-1 at Bologna.
Earlier, Lecce defeated Cremonese 2-1 at home to leapfrog the visitors and
leave them in the relegation zone in their place.
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