AC Milan moved five points clear at the top of Serie A after a late goalkeeping howler gifted them a win against Fiorentina at San Siro.
Rafael Leao took advantage of an error from keeper Pietro Terracciano to fire in a low effort that kept Milan in the driving seat for their first league title since 2011.
Closest rivals Inter Milan can cut their lead with a win at Udinese later.
“It was a final,” said Leao. “Now we have to stay focused on our goal.”
After a goalless first half during which Milan failed to register a shot on target, the hosts missed a gilt-edged chance to go ahead two minutes after the restart when Leao skied his shot from close range 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.
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Line-ups
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2Calabria
- 20Kalulu
- 23Tomori
- 19Hernández
- 8Tonali
- 79KessiéSubstituted forBennacerat 79′minutesBooked at 88mins
- 30MessiasSubstituted forRebicat 56′minutes
- 10DíazSubstituted forKrunicat 56′minutes
- 17da Conceição Leão
- 9GiroudSubstituted forIbrahimovicat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Tatarusanu
- 4Bennacer
- 5Ballo-Touré
- 7Castillejo Azuaga
- 11Ibrahimovic
- 12Rebic
- 13Romagnoli
- 33Krunic
- 41Bakayoko
- 46Gabbia
- 56Saelemaekers
- 83Mirante
Fiorentina
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Terracciano
- 23VenutiBooked at 41minsSubstituted forMartínezat 45′minutesBooked at 72mins
- 4Milenkovic
- 98dos Santos de Paulo
- 3Biraghi
- 32DuncanSubstituted forTorreiraat 67′minutes
- 34S Amrabat
- 14MalehBooked at 2minsSubstituted forBonaventuraat 59′minutes
- 22GonzálezSubstituted forIkonéat 67′minutes
- 9Mendonça Cabral
- 8SaponaraSubstituted forSottilat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Martínez
- 5Bonaventura
- 7Callejón
- 11Ikoné
- 17Terzic
- 18Torreira
- 19Piatek
- 25Rosati
- 33Sottil
- 55Nastasic
- 69Dragowski
- 91Kokorin
- Referee:
- Paolo Valeri
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away17
Live Text
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Match ends, AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0.
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Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ante Rebic (AC Milan).
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Hand ball by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
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Booking
Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
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Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
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Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a headed pass.
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Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
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Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
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Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal!
Goal! AC Milan 1, Fiorentina 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Substitution
Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Riccardo Saponara.
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Substitution
Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Franck Kessié.
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Offside, AC Milan. Rade Krunic tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.