Serie A (Week 5) : Milan beats SPAL 2-0
ITALY, Sep. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 5: Two wins in a row for AC Milan. After their 2-1 win against Udinese on September 17, the Rossoneri continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 2-0 victory over SPAL this Wednesday.
AC Milan dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Swiss defender Ricardo Rodríguez in the 26th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Rossoneri further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Kessie Franck on penalty in the 61st minute.
AC Milan climbed to fourth place with 12 points from 5 games, only one point behind Inter Milan.
View : Full Serie A table (as of September 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Juventus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Torino | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Lazio | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | AS Roma | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Chievo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Bologna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | SPAL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Udinese | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Genoa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 2 |
| 19 | Crotone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 1 |
| 20 | Benevento | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2017-2018
61937
Overview
AC Milan
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Crotone 0-3 AC Milan (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:AC Milan 2-1 Udinese (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Sampdoria - AC Milan (24 Sep.)
SPAL Ferrara
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:SPAL 3-2 Udinese (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:SPAL 0-2 Cagliari (17 Sep.)
- Next game:SPAL - Napoli (23 Sep.)
AC Milan
2:0
SPAL
2:0 (1:0)
- 20 September 2017
- 20:45
- Milan
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Napoli | 15 |
| 2 |  Juventus | 15 |
| 3 |  Inter Milan | 13 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 12 |
| 5 |  Torino | 11 |
Week 5 Results
| Tuesday 19 September 2017 | ||||
 | Bologna | 1-1 | Inter Milan | |
| Wednesday 20 September 2017 | ||||
| Benevento | 0-4 | AS Roma |  | |
 | Lazio | 1-4 | Napoli | |
| AC Milan | 2-0 | SPAL | |
| Juventus | 1-0 | Fiorentina |  |
 | Genoa | 1-1 | Chievo |  |
 | Hellas Verona | 0-0 | Sampdoria |  |
 | Atalanta | 5-1 | Crotone |  |
 | Cagliari | 0-1 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Udinese | 2-3 | Torino | |