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AC Milan bounce back in style

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ROME (AFP) — AC Milan set aside the stories of crises and desperate home form to thrash Sampdoria 5-0 away in the latest round of Serie A matches on Wednesday.

Brazilian superstar Kaka and veteran Dutch international Clarence Seedorf started and rounded off the scoring as the Champions League holders ended a two match losing streak in the Italian championship.

However, their chances of making ground on the main rivals for the title were not enhanced despite their overwhelming victory as all the four main protagonists Inter Milan - who are 11 points ahead of their city rivals - AS Roma, Fiorentina and Juventus won.

Inter also won bigtime beating Sampdoria's city rivals Genoa 4-1 with Argentinian international midfielder Esteban Cambiasso among their scorers to record their seventh victory of the season and leave them three points clear of Roma.

Roma followed up their victory away at AC Milan on Sunday with a 3-2 win over Rome rivals Lazio, with Mirko Vucinic - who scored against AC on Sunday - making light yet again of the absence of talismanic striker Francesco Totti by scoring their first goal to make it 1-1.

Thanks to a third goal from Simone Perrotta it was game over despite Lazio getting a goal 21 minutes from the end.

The seemingly reborn veteran Italian striker Christian Vieri ensured that Fiorentina stayed in the hunt as he grabbed the only goal in their 1-0 win over Napoli, while the team that Napoli seemingly fortuitously beat 3-1 on Saturday, Juventus bounced back to keep in the race for the Scudetto.

'The Old Lady' - who were infuriated by two controversial penalties awarded against them in their clash with Napoli - beat Empoli 3-0 with French international striker David Trezeguet scoring a hat-trick - his second of the campaign after one against Livorno - to see off the minnows.

"I am very happy," purred Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri, who replaced Trezeguet's former France team-mate Didier Deschamps in the Juve hotseat prior to the campaign.

"He (Trezeguet) told me he had never been in better form."

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Serginho: It Was An Important Win
Milan wingback Serginho says that last night's stunning victory over Sampdoria was 'very important'.

The Rossoneri went into the game having lost two Serie A matches successively but ended the rot with a 5-0 rout at the Stadio Ferraris.

"Last night we were facing a difficult team, on a difficult pitch, after a defeat like the one against Roma. It was very important to win and we succeeded," said Serginho.

Milan next face Torino at San Siro on Saturday and will be hoping to end the taboo that has seen them fail to win at home this season.

"Away from home we know that we are able to play well and to do so with continuity," added the Brazilian. "Now we must take the measures also for the home games, in front of our fans."

Serginho has had an injury-plagued last 12 months and has barely played for a year but started the match yesterday.

"With regards to myself, I’m happy that I returned to play from the first minute in a fundamental game," he explained.

"Now to find more rhythm it’s important to play, but I feel that my physical condition is coming back."

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Celtic fan who ran onto pitch and touched AC Milan's Dida gets community service sentence
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GLASGOW, Scotland: The Celtic fan who ran onto the field and touched AC Milan goalkeeper Dida during a Champions League match was ordered Friday to carry out 120 hours community service.

The 27-year-old Robert McHendry ran across the field when Celtic scored in the 90th minute to seal a 2-1 win, and made what appeared to be minimal contact with Dida.

The Brazil international turned to chase the fan before dropping to the ground. He was then carried off the field on a stretcher and replaced.

McHendry admitted a charge of breaching the peace at Glasgow Sheriff Court, saying he was "carried away" by the goal.

"This is not an offense that occurred against a background of rivalry or tribalism," defense lawyer Raymond McIlwham said. "It was a euphoric moment for someone who, perhaps the fortunes of his football team may have had too great a significance in his life."

McHendry has already been banned for life by Celtic.

The Scottish club was fined $25,400 for the incident. It will have to pay an additional $25,400 if it fails to control its fans again in the next two years.

Dida was suspended for two Champions League games for pretending to be injured. The ban was reduced to one match on appeal.

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