Football: Milan clubs earn first wins of session

ROME: AC Milan and Inter Milan both earned their first wins of the season to surge clear of the relegation zone. Claudio Ranieri’s Inter reign began successfully after two goals in the last 10 minutes secured a hard-fought 3-1 victory at Bologna. Giampaolo Pazzini gave Inter a first-half lead before Alessandro Diamanti equalised from the spot. The winner came from a penalty award in which Bologna’s Archimede Morleo was dismissed after the slightest of contact with Diego Milito. Meanwhile, Milan also secured three points as veteran midfielder Clarence Seedorf scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win against Cesena.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 26^th,  2011.