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Milan on brink of glory after Bologna victory

(China Daily)
Updated: 2011-05-03 07:55

ROME - AC Milan need only one more point to secure an 18th league title after a 1-0 victory over Bologna on Sunday put it on the brink of the scudetto crown.

If either Milan avoids defeat away to Roma next week or Inter Milan fails to beat Fiorentina, then the rossoneri will be Serie A champion.

French midfielder Mathieu Flamini scored the only goal of the game early in the first period.

Milan would already be champion but for Giampaolo Pazzini's two injury-time goals on Saturday giving Inter a 2-1 win at Cesena.

Coach Massimiliano Allegri was happy to admit the title race is now over.

"We'll get one point from three games, we hope to do it as soon as possible, but we're in good shape," said the Milan boss.

The former Cagliari boss admitted it hadn't always been plain sailing against the San Siro visitors.

"It was a difficult game. Bologna made life difficult for us, but we managed to score early in the game," he said.

Milan got a dream start after just eight minutes as Robinho slipped the ball forward to Flamini who played it one side of Miguel Britos and ran around the other leaving him face-to-face with goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano.

The Frenchman's first shot was straight at the keeper but it squirmed under his body and Flamini was first to the rebound to slide home into an empty net.

Agence France-Presse