Juventus stop 10-man Milan going top of Serie A

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Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli celebrates scoringManuel Locatelli's strike against AC Milan was his first goal of the season.

Juventus edged 10-man AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday to stop the hosts from going top of Serie A.

Manuel Locatelli's 62nd-minute strike was decisive, as the visitors moved up to third, just one point below Milan and two points behind leaders Inter.

The hosts were forced to play with 10 men for over 50 minutes, after Malick Thiaw was sent off for denying Moise Kean a clear goalscoring opportunity.

Both sides were heavily impacted by injuries and suspensions.

Milan's third choice goalkeeper, 40-year-old Antonio Mirante, started due to Mike Maignan and Marco Sportiello's absence.

The Italian was largely untroubled until Locatelli's winner, a deflected which flew in off defender Rade Krunic.

Mirante did make some important stops later on, denying Dusan Vlahovic and Andre Cambiaso, but the hosts struggled to threaten the visitors.

Juventus have lost only once in nine Serie A matches so far this season.

Line-ups

AC Milan

Formation 4-2-3-1

83Mirante2CalabriaSubstituted forKjærat 79'minutes28ThiawBooked at 40mins23Tomori42Florenzi80Musah7AdliSubstituted forKrunicat 60'minutes11PulisicSubstituted forKaluluat 43'minutes14ReijndersBooked at 61minsSubstituted forRomeroat 79'minutes10Rafael Leão9GiroudSubstituted forJovicat 60'minutes

Substitutes

15Jovic17Okafor18Romero20Kalulu24Kjær31Pellegrino32Pobega33Krunic69Nava70Traorè74Jiménez78Bartoccioni

Juventus

Formation 3-5-2

1Szczesny4GattiBooked at 71minsSubstituted forHuijsenat 78'minutes3Bremer24Rugani22WeahBooked at 52minsSubstituted forMirettiat 84'minutes16McKennieBooked at 67mins5LocatelliBooked at 72mins25Rabiot11KosticSubstituted forCambiasoat 56'minutes14MilikSubstituted forChiesaat 78'minutes18KeanSubstituted forVlahovicat 56'minutes

Substitutes

7Chiesa9Vlahovic13Huijsen15Yildiz17Iling-Junior20Miretti23Pinsoglio27Cambiaso36Perin41Nicolussi Caviglia47Nonge

Live Text

Match ends, AC Milan 0, Juventus 1.

Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Juventus 1.

Offside, Juventus. Dean Huijsen tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Attempt saved. Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.

Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.

Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).

Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Antonio Mirante.

Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Substitution, Juventus. Fabio Miretti replaces Timothy Weah because of an injury.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Weah (Juventus).

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.

Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).

Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Romero replaces Tijjani Reijnders.

Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Davide Calabria.

Substitution, Juventus. Federico Chiesa replaces Arkadiusz Milik.

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