Inconsistent Milan loses at Sampdoria; Inter, Lazio win

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Danilo D'Ambrosio scores the only goal as Inter Milan leaves it late to squeeze past Genoa 1-0 in Serie A  and keep in touch with the leaders, as AC Milan falls 0-2 at Sampdoria.
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Inconsistent Milan loses at Sampdoria; Inter, Lazio win
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Inter Milan’s Danilo D’Ambrosio scores the only goal against Genoa during their Italian Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium in MIlan on September 24, 2017.

AC Milan's problems with consistency continued as a poor performance saw it lose 0-2 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.

Chinese-owned 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 meters.

Alvarez sealed the result in stoppage time, seconds after coming off the bench.

Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic pulled off a number of saves before a late goal helped the Nerazzurri secure a 1-0 win over Genoa, which ended the match with nine men.

Inter had lost its perfect record midweek in a surprise 1-1 draw against Bologna so needed a win to keep up the pressure on Napoli and Juventus.

It was Genoa which had the better of the chances, although Inter did hit the post through Marcelo Brozovic on the stroke of halftime.

However, Inter scored what was to prove the winner three minutes from time when Danilo D'Ambrosio headed in a corner.

Genoa players Stephane Omeonga and Adel Taarabt were shown straight red cards within minutes of each other in stoppage time. Omeonga was ejected for bringing down Eder and denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, and Taarabt for a two-footed tackle on Yann Karamoh.

Ciro Immobile maintained his impressive scoring streak as he netted another two goals to help Lazio win 3-0 at Verona and bounce back from its hefty midweek defeat to Napoli.

Both Immobile's goals came in the first half, opening the scoring from the penalty spot after Adam Marusic was tripped by Samuel Souprayen,

Immobile's second was a stunning solo goal as he weaved his way past two Verona defenders before firing into the far bottom corner for his 11th goal in all competitions for Lazio this season. The Italy forward has only failed to score in one match, in a 0-0 draw against Spal.

Immobile also set up Lazio's third for Marusic.

Elsewhere, Crotone scored its first goals of the season in a 2-0 win against Benevento, which is still seeking its first points in Serie A.

Rolando Mandragora netted a stunning strike for his first career goal and Marcus Rohden doubled Crotone's lead. Nicolas Viola hit the post with a late penalty for Benevento.

Also, Chievo Verona won 2-0 at Cagliari.

Bologna was visiting Sassuolo later, and Fiorentina was hosting Atalanta.


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