MILAN, March 31 — AC Milan strengthened their grip on second place in Serie A yesterday with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Fiorentina after an Adam Marusic header sunk Juventus in the...
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But more importantly a sixth straight win in all competitions meant Milan took advantage of Juve’s single-goal defeat in Rome to move six points clear of their old rivals with eight games remaining.Milan prevailed in Florence also thanks to a decisive display from Mike Maignan, who pulled off a series of good stops before and after Leao had danced past Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano and rolled in the winner in the 53rd minute.
The Montenegro defender’s first goal of the season pushed Lazio up to seventh, a point and a place above Napoli who were humbled 3-0 at home by Atalanta. Juve are stuck firmly in a rut after defeat in the Italian capital left them four matches without a win and sliding back towards a battle for a Champions League spot.
Francesco Calzona’s side have almost no chance of a place in next season’s revamped Champions League unless Italy get an extra spot as they are six points off Roma.
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