AC Milan forward Gianluca Lapadula celebrates after scoring the winner on Sunday. Matteo Bazzi / EPA / December 4, 2016
AC Milan forward Gianluca Lapadula celebrates after scoring the winner on Sunday. Matteo Bazzi / EPA / December 4, 2016

Gianluca Lapadula drives AC Milan into second place in Serie A



AC Milan 2-1 Crotone

ACM: Pasalic 41’, Lapadula 86’; Niang missed penalty 53’; CRO: Falcinelli 26’

Gianluca Lapadula struck a late winner as AC Milan maintained their early season challenge to champions Juventus with a 2-1 defeat of defiant Crotone on Sunday.

Milan looked to be heading for a share of the spoils against the Serie A newcomers, who had garnered just one win and three draws from their previous 14 games, after Mario Pasalic's 41st-minute strike levelled Diego Falcinelli's 26th-minute opener for the visitors.

But with the chance to move up to second ahead of the derby between Lazio and AS Roma later Sunday, Vincenzo Montella's men dug in during the final, frantic minutes and were rewarded at a corner.

A poor clearance saw the ball fall to Lapadula, who turned to beat Alex Cordaz down low to secure the points four minutes from the end.

Milan’s 10th win moved the team up to provisional second place three points ahead of Roma and four behind Juventus, who tightened their grip with a 3-1 win over Atalanta in Turin on Saturday.

Lazio, in fourth, will move up to third place at five points off the lead if they beat Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

Later Sunday, Sampdoria host Torino while new Palermo coach Eugenio Corini takes the struggling Sicilians to Fiorentina looking to end their new club record of seven consecutive league defeats.

*Agence France-Presse

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