López propels Milan back to the Serie A summit

AC Milan returned to the Serie A summit after scoring twice in the last 13 minutes to come from behind and beat Udinese Calcio.

After losing two of their last three matches in all competitions Milan were in need of a victory to restore confidence and breathe new life into their title challenge. However, once Antonio Di Natale had scored his 17th league goal of the campaign in the 19th minute following a smart one-two with Gelson Fernandes, it appeared as though Udinese would be joining the Rossoneri – playing without their suspended talisman Zlatan Ibrahimović – on 44 points.

However, Massimiliano Allegri’s side, who welcome Arsenal FC to San Siro in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday, rallied late in the second half. López ‒ a January loan signing from Calcio Catania ‒ came off the bench to register his first goal for his new club (77) and then set up Stephan El Shaarawy for the winner (85). The victory takes Milan two points clear of Juventus, who have two matches in hand. Cagliari Calcio host US Città di Palermo in the late kick-off.

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Di Natale 19

Maxi López 77, El Shaarawy 85

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Italian Serie A 2011/12

ClubsAC Milan23472Juventus21453S.S. Lazio23424Udinese Calcio23415FC Internazionale Milano22366AS Roma22357SSC Napoli22318US Città di Palermo22319Genoa CFC213010ACF Fiorentina212811Parma FC212712AC Chievo Verona222713Cagliari Calcio222714Calcio Catania202415Atalanta BC *212316Bologna FC212217AC Siena212018US Lecce221719AC Cesena221620Novara Calcio2213 Member associations

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