Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Teenager Locatelli helps Milan end Juventus jinx

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A stunning second-half strike by 18-year-old Manuel Locatelli gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over Juventus after the Serie A titleholde­rs had a goal controvers­ially disallowed on Saturday.

Juventus thought they had gone ahead in the first half from Miralem Pjanic’s free kick but the goal was ruled out for offside after a two-minute consultati­on between match officials.

It was Milan’s first win over Juventus for nearly four years and ended a run of nine successive defeats against the Turin side. Juventus stayed top with 21 points from nine games but Milan closed the gap to two points.

On Sunday, Mauricio Pinilla converted a late penalty to give Atalanta a 2-1 win over Inter Milan and condemn their troubled opponents to a third successive defeat.

Napoli, despite having forward Manolo Gabbiadini sent off after half an hour, ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitio­ns with a 2-1 win at bottom club Crotone.

Nikola Kalinic scored a hattrick to lead Fiorentina to a 5-3 win at Cagliari and a last-minute penalty by Adem Ljajic gave Torino a 2-2 draw with Lazio.

Inter, who have 11 points from nine games, dropped to 14th in the table after their defeat, heaping more pressure on beleaguere­d coach Frank de Boer as Thursday’s Europa League win over S’hampton proved to be only temporary respite.

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