Udinese 2-1 AC Milan: Suffering goes on for Inzaghi's

AC Milan's slim hopes of qualifying for the Europa League were further dented by a 2-1 Serie A defeat to Udinese on Saturday.

Following what has so far been a disappointing season for Filippo Inzaghi's men, Milan headed to the Stadio Friuli hoping to make it five games unbeaten and narrow the gap to sixth-placed Fiorentina to just three points.


However, the visitors were on the back foot for the majority of a disappointing spectacle as Udinese claimed only their ninth win of the campaign.

Giampiero Pinzi opened the scoring for the hosts, the midfielder rifling home from Antonio Di Natale's corner in the 58th minute.

That goal failed to provoke a response from Filippo Inzaghi's side and Udinese's lead was doubled by Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, who turned in from point-blank range 15 minutes from time.

Giampaolo Pazzini pulled one back late on, yet that proved to be nothing more than a consolation as Milan slipped to a loss that keeps them six points adrift of Fiorentina with six games remaining.