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Milan crush Udinese to keep pace with Juve
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-07 08:56
ROME, Nov 6 (Reuters) - AC Milan crushed Udinese 5-1 to rack up their eighth
successive Serie A win but stayed second behind Juventus who enjoyed a smooth
3-0 win over Livorno on Sunday.
Juventus now have 30 points from 11 matches, two ahead of Milan and five
clear of third-placed Fiorentina who beat Ascoli 2-0.
Elsewhere, Chievo Verona beat Siena 1-0 to climb to fifth on 19 points, one
fewer than Inter Milan who drew 0-0 with Lazio on Saturday. AS Roma climbed to
sixth with a 2-0 victory over Messina.
Champions Juventus were aiming to resume normal service after losing their
100 per cent record in the 3-1 defeat to Milan last weekend.
Livorno nearly gifted them an early lead, when a poor clearance by defender
Fabio Galante dropped kindly for David Trezeguet who volleyed wide.
Trezeguet's strike partner Zlatan Ibrahimovic also went close, forcing a
diving save from Livorno keeper Marco Amelia, but the visitors found their
rhythm and wasted a good chance when Diego De Ascentis narrowly failed to make
contact with Cristiano Lucarelli's cross.
FINALLY CRACKED
Livorno's resistance finally cracked on the hour. Patrick Vieira hoisted a
long ball into the area and Ibrahimovic conjured up a spectacular lob-volley
over Amelia.
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