AC Milan consolidated their place in Serie A’s Champions League positions on Sunday with a simple 3-0 win over lowly Empoli.
A luxurious early strike from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Olivier Giroud’s thirty first minute penalty set third-placed Milan on the best way to a win which was sealed by Chaka Traore with two minutes remaining.
Lacking a bunch of gamers to harm and the Africa Cup of Nations, Milan took benefit of their closest rivals dropping factors.
Stefano Pioli’s workforce are six factors forward of fourth-placed Fiorentina who misplaced 1-0 at Sassuolo on Saturday, and an extra level in entrance of Bologna in fifth following their draw at Genoa.
Nonetheless, they path league leaders and metropolis rivals Inter Milan by 9 factors and are 4 behind second-placed Juventus, who play Salernitana in a while Sunday.
Empoli keep second-from-bottom after failing to win for the seventh straight match, Aurelio Andreazzoli’s facet lacking seven first-team starters and no match for Milan.
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