Rome, Dec 6 (EFE) .- Milan, with the second consecutive goal from Spaniard Samu Castillejo included, achieved this Sunday a long-suffering 2-1 victory at the Sampdoria field and was confirmed one more week as the leader of Serie A , with five points of advantage over Inter Milan, and six points over Juventus and Napoli, who did not fail their respective commitments.
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Without the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, still injured, Milan gave a test of maturity and prevailed in the difficult Marassi stadium of Sampdoria with goals from Ivorian Frank Kessie, from a penalty, and from Castillejo, former player of Villarreal or Málaga.
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Stefano Pioli’s team was 2-0 ahead, but a goal from Swede Albin Ekdal in 81 forced him to suffer a lot in the final stretch before sealing his eighth victory of the league campaign, in which he remains undefeated after ten games .
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Milan is experiencing a dream moment, which this Sunday also could not count on the Danish Simon Kjaer, one of its defensive leaders, and who nevertheless continues to score important points to maintain the advantage over Juventus, who won the derby against Torino (2 -1), Inter, who beat Bologna 3-1, and Napoli, who overwhelmed Crotone.
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The day opened on Saturday with two important victories for Juventus, who came back in the last ten minutes, with two assists from Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, and won 2-1 the derby against Torino, and Inter, who won 3- 1 to Bologna with a goal from the Belgian Romelu Lukaku and a double from the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi.
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They were three points of notable weight for despite a new little brilliant performance for Juventus by Andrea Pirlo, who will visit Barcelona on Tuesday at the Camp Nou forced to win at least 3-1 if he wants to go to the eighth of the Champions League as a leader.
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It will also be the opportunity for the Argentine Lionel Messi and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to meet again, two years later and for the first time after the signing of CR7 by Juventus,
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The two great protagonists of the last fifteen years of football could not measure themselves at the crossroads of the first round, when Barcelona won 2-0, because the Portuguese striker suffered from coronavirus.
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More brilliant was that of Inter de Conte, who plays his life in Europe this Wednesday against Shakhtar Donetsk. To qualify for the round of 16, the Milanese team must beat the Ukrainian team and hope that Real Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach do not draw in their respective duel.
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Meanwhile, in Serie A, Inter attacked second position while Juventus placed third.
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Lazio did not fail their commitment either, with the Spanish Luis Alberto and Pepe Reina as headlines, who defeated Spezia 2-1 before playing a “final” against Bruges to seal their ticket to the second round of the Champions League.
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Simone Inzaghi’s men, who returned to the European Cup this year after thirteen years of waiting, will win a draw to extend their European journey.
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There was a lot of rain and few goals on the Sunday afternoon program. Roma and Sassuolo signed the tables (0-0) at the Roman Olympic Stadium in a match in which the Spanish Pedro Rodríguez was sent off for a double yellow.
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It was the first expulsion in 351 games for the former Barcelona and Chelsea player, between Serie A, Premier League and Spanish League.
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It also rained in Parma, where the local team and Benevento, with the Peruvian Gialuca Lapadula as the starter, tied 0-0.
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Yes, there were goals at the Bentegodi stadium in Verona, where Hellas and Cagliari, without the Uruguayans Diego Godín, Gastón Pereiro and Nahitan Nández or the Argentine Giovanni Simeone, out of coronavirus, drew 1-1 with a local goal from Mattia Zaccagni and away draw by Romanian Razvan Marin.
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The crossing of Atalanta in the Udinese field, on the other hand, was postponed due to the heavy rain that fell on the Dacia Arena in the northern city.
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If in the other matches there were few targets, Naples thrashed with forcefulness to the recently promoted Crotone (0-4) thanks to Lorenzo Insigne, “Chucky” Lozano, the German Diego Demme and Andrea Petagna, with four days remaining for the momentous duel against the Royal Society in the Europa League.
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Gennaro Gattuso’s men placed third, one point behind Inter, second, and six behind Milan.
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They will arrive with enthusiasm for the duel with Real Sociedad, in which the “Diego Armando Maradona Stadium” will premiere, named in this way last Friday in honor of the recently deceased Argentine star.
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