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– A penalty by striker Olivier Giroud gave 10-man AC Milan a deserved 2-1 win at Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, sealing their first away victory of the season.
– Unbeaten Milan moved up to second place and level with leaders Napoli on 14 points from six games.
– They opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Rafael Leao brilliantly set up forward Junior Messias in the box and the Brazilian put the champions in front with a low shot.
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– Milan played a solid first half but things got complicated for the visitors after the break when they were left with 10 men after losing Leao to a second yellow card for a scissor-kick which connected with the head of defender Alex Ferrari.
– Sampdoria took advantage of their numerical superiority in the 57th minute when their Serbia midfielder Filip Djuricic headed home a neat lofted pass from defender Tommaso Augello.
– But 10 minutes later Milan regained the lead with Giroud’s spot kick after home midfielder Gonzalo Villar had handled.
Huge W! 🙌#SampdoriaMilan #SempreMilan @Acqua_Lete pic.twitter.com/ZFRlUFUIM9
— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 10, 2022
– Sampdoria remain in the relegation zone with two points.
