A goal from Leao is enough for Milan to beat Sampdoria 1-0 and take the solitary top of the standings, overtaking in one fell swoop Inter (which still has a game to recover) and Naples. On the other hand, the Sampdoria players are back to lose, unable to follow up on their last good victory against Sassuolo, temporarily remaining +3 on the relegation zone. Eight minutes on the clock and the Rossoneri immediately broke the deadlock with an impregnable Rafael Leao, who flees to the left on Maignan’s perfect throw, burns Bereszynski in speed and strikes Falcone for 1-0.
After a good start, the match fades a bit, and only at 44 ‘does Milan come back dangerously with Messias, whose left-handed from the edge is rejected very well by the goalkeeper. In the second half the hosts almost doubled even in the 60th minute, when the newly entered Rebic offered in the center for Giroud, who coordinated for the overhead kick by finding Falcone’s parade. Sampdoria remains in the game but fails to bring great dangers to Maignan, while in a confused final the Rossoneri would have the chance to close the game several times, however sinning lack of clarity in the last meters of the field. At the triple whistle, however, Pioli’s team celebrates together with the Milan Rossoneri.