AC Milan earned their first win in practically a month after securing a convincing 4-0 victory at Udinese in Serie A on Friday.
The guests scored twice in every half to finish a run of three video games with out a win in all competitions, shifting them to inside six factors of fourth place.
Tijjani Reijnders ought to have opened the scoring lower than a minute in, making the most of a defensive mix-up, solely to be denied by a tremendous Maduka Okoye save.
There was little to separate the groups after that till Rafael Leao whipped a pleasant curling shot into the highest nook to interrupt the impasse within the forty second minute.
Strahinja Pavlovic scored a quickfire second earlier than the break, rising excessive to satisfy Christian Pulisic’s nook to place Sergio Conceicao’s aspect in management.
Nevertheless, Milan misplaced goalkeeper Mike Maignan early into the second half after a horrible conflict of heads with team-mate Alex Jimenez. The French goalkeeper was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
Theo Hernandez then blasted within the third within the 74th minute – the defender began the transfer in his personal half earlier than linking up with Tammy Abraham, which opened up the house for his strike.
Reijnders, who had seen possibilities go begging all through the sport, then accomplished the rout from shut vary late on, with no stress placed on him by Udinese.
Milan are ninth in Serie A on 51 factors after 32 video games, six factors behind fourth-placed Bologna, who journey to Atalanta on Sunday. Udinese are eleventh with 40 factors.
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It was a much-needed win for Milan, who had dropped off the tempo after successful simply two of their earlier seven Serie A matches previous to this sport.
Nevertheless, after finishing the double over Udinese for the primary time since 2007-08, Milan have given themselves some hope of incomes a spot within the top-four this season.
Leao set them on their manner, netting his seventh objective of the season, with all of them coming away from dwelling.
And whereas they appeared spectacular on the prime finish of the pitch, additionally they stored their first clear sheet since February 15, ending a run of 9 outings in all competitions with out one.
