AC Milan came from behind to beat Messina 3-1 in the Serie A on Saturday, to close the gap on leaders Juventus, who were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Lazio, to just three points. Milan's Marek Jankulovski poked home in the 32nd minute to cancel out Giuseppe Sculli's opener in the sixth minute. Gennaro Gattuso and Alberto Gilardino sealed the win for Milan in the 43rd and 89th minutes respectively. The match witnessed three red cards, as Messina duo Sculli and Salvatore Aronica received their marching orders in the last five minutes of the game while Milan's Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf was sent-off in the additional time.
Trezeguet The Rossoneri are in second place of the league table with 79 points, just three adrift of Juventus, who snatched a late equalizer at the Stadio Delle Alpi. Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi put his side ahead in the first-half before French international David Trezeguet equalized three minutes from time. In other matches, Fiorentina beat Empoli 2-1, Udinese tied Chievo 1-1, Livorno defeated Palermo 3-1 and Roma were held to a goalless draw with Sampdoria. Inter Milan thrashed Reggina 4-0, Parma and Lecce were held to a 1-1 draw with Siena and Treviso respectively and Ascoli tied Cagliari 2-2.
