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Acmilan keep the goals flowing in victory over Cesena

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MILAN: Free-scoring AC Milan, 4-0 winners over Arsenal in the Champions League last week, kept the goals flowing with a 3-1 win at bottom club Cesena in Serie A on Sunday.

Sulley Muntari, Urby Emanuelson and Robinho scored in a half-hour spell for the champions and leaders before Daniel Pudil reduced the arrears for the Sea Horses.

Lazio had defender Andre Dias and coach Edoardo Reja sent off as they crashed 5-1 at Palermo, where five players shared the goals for the hosts, and lost third place to Udinese who drew 0-0 at home to Cagliari.

Fabio Borini gave AS Roma a 1-0 win over Parma in another Sunday afternoon match while Chievo beat Genoa by the same score. Novara and Atalanta played out a goalless stalemate.

Milan have 50 points from 24 games, one ahead of unbeaten Juventus who briefly held the lead after their 3-1 win over Catania on Saturday. Juve have a game in hand.

Roma’s win took them up to fifth with 38 points, above Napoli and Claudio Ranieri’s Inter Milan who were thumped 3-0 at home by Bologna on Friday.

Udinese, who ended a two-match losing streak, are third with 42 points, ahead of Lazio on goal difference.

Novara’s draw gave them 17 points and took them off the bottom of the table where they were replaced by Cesena.

Muntari, who joined Milan from arch-rivals Inter in January, opened his account in the 29th minute, the Ghanaian firing from close range after Thiago Silva’s free kick rebounded into his path.

Emanuelson added the second with a longrange effort as Milan made light of an injury crisis which ruled out Kevin-prince Boateng, Alessandro Nesta and Alexandre Pato, and the absence of suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovi­c.

Robinho, partnering Maxi Lopez in attack, broke clear to add the third 10 minutes after the re-start before Pudil pulled one back with a half-volley. — Reuters

 ??  ?? Opening act: AC Milan’s Sulley Muntari (below) celebratin­g with Robinho after scoring in the Serie A match against Cesena on Sunday. – AFP
Opening act: AC Milan’s Sulley Muntari (below) celebratin­g with Robinho after scoring in the Serie A match against Cesena on Sunday. – AFP

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