AC Milan loses at home, Loftus-Cheek hospitalised
AC Milan lost more ground to city rival Inter Milan after a 1-0 loss to Parma at home in a match which saw Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek hospitalised after a collision with the Parma goalkeeper. Loftus-Cheek was struck on the head after colliding with Edoardo Corvi after a cross into the area about 10 minutes into the match at San Siro. The 30-year-old Loftus-Cheek had a bloodied face while being treated on the field. He was stretchered off with a neck and head brace, and later taken to hospital. Italian media reports said the England international and former Chelsea player sustained broken teeth and was being examined for head trauma.
“Our thoughts are with him,” Parma coach Carlos Cuesta said. Mariano Troilo scored with a header off a corner in the 80th minute to give Parma the win. The goal was initially disallowed for a foul but the call was reversed after video review. Milan had entered the match looking to cut its gap to Inter to seven points. Inter moved 10 points clear with a 2-0 victory at Lecce for its seventh straight league win on Saturday. Milan had already lost points at home in a 1-1 draw against Como on Wednesday. It was the third win in a row for Parma, which is in 12th place. Other results: Fourth-place Roma opened a four-point gap to fifth-place Juventus.
Roma scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 home win against 16th-place Cremonese, which has lost 12 consecutive matches. Roma is tied on points with third-place Napoli. Seventh-place Atalanta scored two second-half goals to rally to a 2-1 win over third-place Napoli at home. It was Atalanta’s third straight league win. Napoli hasn’t won in three consecutive matches in all competitions. Genoa beat Torino 3-0 at home to end a three-game winless streak. Torino, which played the entire second half with 10 men, hasn’t won in four straight matches in all tournaments.
