(Football news) AC Milan secured a comfortable 2-0 win over rivals Juventus with goals from defender Fikayo Tomori and midfielder Brahim Diaz sealed all three points at the San Siro on Saturday. The defending champions AC Milan provisionally moved up two places to third in the league standings with 20 points, as they are now three points off Napoli and second-placed Atalanta. Juventus, appeared to have turned a corner after beating Bologna 3-0 at home last weekend and followed that up with a 3-1 victory against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League in midweek with this result they remained eighth on 13 points.

Milan were determined to make amends for their 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League. AC Milan made it 1-0 just before the half time break through Tomori who followed up a shot by Olivier Giroud and rifled the ball into the roof of the net. Leao was the most threatening player as he tried his luck with a long-range shot which went just over the bar in the 53rd minute. However, Diaz ensured that he doubled Milan's when he took advantage of Dusan Vlahovic's mistake and raced towards Juve's goal, with a brilliant solo effort. Juventus looked sharper in attack in the closing 20 minutes but couldn’t find the decisive finish. Juve's away form continues to trouble coach Massimiliano Allegri, whose side last won a game away from home in late April. 

"Giroud and I tried this scheme in training," Tomori told the reporters. "We had a bit of luck, but I'm happy for the goal and for the victory. We want to do better on the pitch both in terms of performance and results. There was an extra desire after the Champions League. Now let's think about [Tuesday's reverse fixture] and try to win."

“The first goal we scored because of a technical error, we made too many [of them],"  Allegri said. “We just have to stay calm and roll up our sleeves, we have to go to Maccabi with the mental strength to win the game."

Napoli went back to the top of the Serie A standings with a 4-1 win at Cremonese on Sunday. Atalanta had taken the league lead after a well fought 2-2 draw at Udinese earlier on Sunday but Napoli put themselves back on top after their resounding win in Cremona as they now have opened up a 2 point lead at the top. Napoli opened the scoring with a penalty in the 26th minute after Kvaratskhelia was tackled inside the box by Matteo Bianchetti. Matteo Politano had no problem with his penalty slotted into the lower left side of the goal.

Cremonese surprisingly equalised two minutes into the second half when Cyriel Dessers got a through ball into the box and finished the chance brilliantly. Giovanni Simeone then put Napoli in the lead again when he jumped to reach a cross from Mario Rui and headed into the net in the 76th minute. Three minutes into added time, Georgian Maradona they call him Kvaratskhelia passed the ball to an unmarked Hirving Lozano who scored from close range. Mathias Olivera finished off the match with a headed goal in the 95th minute. 

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