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AC Milan's Rafael Leao took advantage of a late goalkeeping howler as the Serie A leaders kept their two-point lead at the top with a 1-0 win against ...

Leao took advantage of a late goalkeeping howler as the Serie A leaders kept two-point lead AC Milan's Rafael Leao took advantage of a late goalkeeping howler as the Serie A leaders kept their two-point lead at the top with a 1-0 win against Fiorentina at San Siro on Sunday. AC Milan 1-0 Fiorentina: Rafael Leao nets late winner to keep their two-point lead over Inter at the top of Serie A as the race for the Scudetto between the city rivals goes down to the wire

Fourth-placed Juventus beat Venezia to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Montpellier scored twice in the final 10 minutes to secure a 2-2 draw against bottom-placed Metz, who are eight points from outright safety with three games to play and six adrift of the relegation play-off spot. Brest survived the first-half dismissal of Romain Del Castillo to beat Clermont 2-0 with Lilian Brassier and Steve Mounie netting. Granada stay in the bottom three – one point behind Mallorca and Cadiz – but Darwin Machis’ equaliser in the second minute of stoppage time may yet prove crucial. Antonio Raillo gave Mallorca hope 11 minutes from time but Barcelona claimed a first home win in four games after defeats to Eintracht Frankfurt, Cadiz and Rayo Vallecano. Inter, beaten by Bologna on Wednesday, won 2-1 at Udinese to stay in touch with the Rossoneri.

STADIO SAN SIRO (Milan) – AC Milan took all the three points against Fiorentina through Rafa Leao's late goal on Sunday but, once again, they have to thank…

The former Chelsea defender proved impossible to outspeed and won an impressive number of duels, preventing the Viola from keeping possession in the final third of the pitch and discouraging their offensive players from going one on one against him. If Milan had more than 80 minutes to find the opener against Fiorentina, credits go to their four-man backline and notably Fikayo Tomori, who handled the likes of Artur Cabral and Nico Gonzalez. Despite their difficulties in front of goal, Mike Maignan and Tomori cancelled out almost every Viola threat, making it hard for the visitors to keep the ball in their opponents’ half and therefore helping Milan’s growing pressure.

May 1 (Reuters) - AC Milan's Rafael Leao took advantage of a late goalkeeping howler as the Serie A leaders went five points clear at the top with a 1-0 win ...

After a goalless first half during which Milan failed to hit the target, the hosts missed a gilt-edged chance to go ahead when Leao skied his shot from close range two minutes into the restart before Theo Hernandez's half-volley also sailed over. Fiorentina almost grabbed a shock lead in the 75th minute but Arthur Cabral's header was brilliantly kept out by Mike Maignan before Leao made up for his earlier miss by calmly slotting past Terracciano. With eight minutes left on the clock, Leao latched on to a misplaced pass from Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano and strode towards the goal before firing in a low effort to keep Milan in the hunt for their first league title in more than a decade.

Goalkeeping blunders continue to make a major impact on the Serie A title race. Following inexcusable errors by Inter Milan's and Napoli's goalkeepers in recent ...

Ivan Perisic put the Nerazzurri ahead early by redirecting in a corner with a header. That mistake helped Empoli to a 3-2 comeback win and virtually eliminated third-place Napoli from the title race. Two wins and a draw in Milan’s remaining matches would be enough for the “scudetto” — no matter what Inter does. “It’s the greatest moment for a footballer — to score a decisive goal,” Leão said. Attempting to clear following a throw-in, Radu instead kicked the ball toward his own net and Bologna’s Nicola Sansone had the final touch to make sure it went in for the winner. Following inexcusable errors by Inter Milan’s and Napoli’s goalkeepers in recent matches, AC Milan was the beneficiary of a massive mistake by Fiorentina’s ‘keeper in the final 10 minutes of a 1-0 win Sunday that kept the Rossoneri on track for their first Italian league title in more than a decade.