Inter Milan earned a hard-fought 2-0 away victory against Venezia after benefiting from two late own goals and seeing the hosts denied by the woodwork and two disallowed strikes. Across town, AC Milan fell apart in the second half against Bologna, squandering a lead earned by Alphadjo Cisse's early brace. Bologna's Samuel Mbangula capitalized on the hosts' defensive vulnerabilities by netting a hat-trick to seal the 4-2 comeback. The setback leaves Milan coach Ruben Amorim with urgent defensive concerns before facing his city rivals this weekend.
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Inter Milan remain level on points with league leaders Lazio following their fortunate la…: Inter Milan remain level on points with league leaders Lazio following their fortunate late win in Venice.
AC Milan dropped to fifth place on 18 points after their four-match unbeaten run was brok…: AC Milan dropped to fifth place on 18 points after their four-match unbeaten run was broken.
Ruben Amorim faces serious tactical challenges ahead of Saturday's pivotal derby against…: Ruben Amorim faces serious tactical challenges ahead of Saturday's pivotal derby against Cristian Chivu's Inter side.
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VENEZIA, Italy, Oct 28 : Inter Milan stayed level on points with leaders Lazio at the top of Serie A after a 2-0 win at Venezia on Wednesday, while AC Milan suffered a damaging 4-2 home defeat by Bologna despite leading at halftime.
Inter began the night under pressure after Lazio's 6-2 rout of Sassuolo on Tuesday moved them three points clear, but Cristian Chivu's team survived several scares before securing all three points.
Venezia thought they had taken the lead when Lion Lauberbach converted from a free-kick rebound, only for VAR to rule the goal out for a marginal offside. The hosts also struck the crossbar before the break and were denied again when Akor Adams raced through and finished clinically, with the assistant's flag raised once more.
Inter finally broke through 10 minutes from time when Venezia defender Matias Moreno deflected Marcus Thuram's low cross into his own net.
The visitors doubled their advantage two minutes later when Redouane Halhal deflected Carlos Augusto's header into his own net, condemning bottom side Venezia to another defeat and leaving them…
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