Serie A: Inconsistent AC Milan loses at Sampdoria; Inter Milan and Lazio win
By Associated Press | Published: 25th September 2017 12:51 AM |
Last Updated: 25th September 2017 12:51 AM | A+A A- |
Inter Milan's Danilo D'Ambrosio, right, celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Genoa, at Milan's San siro Stadium, northern Italy. | AP
MILAN: AC Milan's problems with consistency continued as a poor performance saw it lose 2-0 at Sampdoria in Serie A on Sunday.
Milan didn't even have a shot on target as late goals from Duvan Zapata and substitute Ricky Alvarez condemned the Rossoneri to its second defeat of the season.
Milan slipped to sixth, six points behind leaders Napoli and Juventus. Inter Milan is two points below the top two after a narrow 1-0 victory over Genoa, with Lazio three points further back after beating Hellas Verona 3-0.
There was a huge scare for Milan in the second minute as the referee awarded a penalty to Sampdoria for handball but changed his mind after video review, as Franck Kessie's arm was against his back when it was hit by Ivan Strinic's cross.
Sampdoria had a number of chances before eventually breaking the deadlock in the 72nd when Milan defender Cristian Zapata inadvertently nodded an attempted clearance straight at his cousin, Duvan Zapata, who fired it in from six yards (meters).
Alvarez sealed the result in stoppage time, seconds after coming off the bench.
