Saturday 26 November 2016 22:43, UK
Gianluca Lapadula scored twice as AC Milan won 4-1 at Empoli to move second in Serie A.
With Roma not in action until Sunday, the Rossoneri kept the pressure up behind leaders Juventus with a dominant second-half display at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.
The visitors went ahead on 15 minutes after Lapadula swept the ball into the bottom corner following a break down the right.
Empoli had not scored in their past five home matches, but were level just two minutes later.
Riccardo Saponara lashed the loose ball home after Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma palmed a cross back out to the edge of the box.
Milan eventually took charge of the match when they scored twice in the space of two second-half minutes just after the hour.
Defender Ignazio Abate got away down the right and cut the ball back to Spanish midfielder Suso, who guided it past Lukasz Skorupski on 61 minutes.
Before Empoli could regroup, they fell further behind.
Giacomo Bonaventura surged forwards down the left channel, and whipped a low ball through the six-yard box, where Andrea Costa could only deflect it into his own net.
After Mario Pasalic had seen a close-range goal ruled out for offside in the build-up, Lapadula made it 4-1 with 13 minutes to go when he cut back inside on to his left foot and sent a deflected shot down into the far corner.
Earlier on Saturday, Iago Falque hit a first-half double as Torino moved up into fourth place with a 2-1 win over Chievo, who finished with 10 men.
The former Tottenham Hotspur winger put the home side ahead on 35 minutes, heading in a cross from Antonio Barreca at the far post.
Falque added a well-taken second just three minutes later, curling a left-foot shot past Chievo keeper Stefano Sorrentino into the top corner which set the Granata on course for a third consecutive Serie A victory.
Chievo substitute Roberto Inglese pulled a goal back with five minutes left, before Fabrizio Cacciatore was shown a red card for arguing with the referee during the closing moments to end the Flying Donkeys' hopes of a late equaliser.
