AC Milan 1-0 Sampdoria: GOALKEEPER Mike Maignan assists Rafael Leao

AC Milan 1-0 Sampdoria: Stefano Pioli’s side go top of the Serie A table after GOALKEEPER Mike Maignan assisted Rafael Leao’s early strike

  • AC Milan beat Sampdoria 1-0 on Sunday afternoon to go top of the Serie A table
  • Rafael Leao scored but it was Mike Maignan’s assist that caught attention 
  • The last Serie A assist by an AC Milan goalkeeper came from Dida in 2006 

AC Milan climbed to the top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday, as an early strike from in-form winger Rafael Leao proved decisive at San Siro.

Stefano Pioli’s side jumped ahead of Inter Milan and Napoli, who drew 1-1 in Naples on Saturday, to go top with 55 points.

Champions Inter are one point behind with a game in hand and Napoli are two points back in third place.

AC Milan (above) beat Sampdoria 1-0 on Sunday afternoon to go top of the Serie A table

Stefano Pioli’s side jumped ahead of Inter Milan and Napoli in the Serie A standings

Rafael Leao scored for Milan but it was Mike Maignan’s assist that caught attention

Portugal international Leao skipped past his marker and found the bottom corner from a tight angle after eight minutes to notch his 10th goal of the season in all competitions.

Sampdoria goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone kept his side in it with a string of fine stops, but it wasn’t a happy return to Milan for Samp coach and former Rossoneri boss Marco Giampaolo, whose side remained 16th with 23 points. 

More to follow… 

Sampdoria goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone kept his side in it with a string of fine stops, but it wasn’t a happy return to Milan for Samp coach and former Rossoneri boss Marco Giampaolo




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