AC Milan eased to a 3-0 home win over Monza in Serie A on Sunday, with 18-year-old Jan-Carlo Simic scoring on his debut. Milan remain third in the standings but are now on 32 points and closed the gap to second-place Juventus to five points.
Milan raced into the lead in the third minute when Tijjani Reijnders went on a solo run past three Monza players and into the area before poking in a shot through the legs of keeper Michele Di Gregorio.
The home side doubled their lead in the 41st minute when Rafael Leão played the ball across the goal from the right and substitute Simic slid in ahead of Lorenzo Colombo to score.
The Serbian had replaced the injured Tommaso Pobega in the 24th minute, with Stefano Pioli moving Alessandro Florenzi into midfield and Simic slotting into the right back position.
Milan created plenty of chances in the opening half, with Di Gregorio pulling off two fine saves from Florenzi.
It could have been worse for Monza before half time when Christian Pulisic cut in from the right wing into the area and let fly with a curling shot which rattled the crossbar.
Milan wrapped up all three points in the 76th minute with a wonderfully worked move finished off by another replacement, Noah Okafor.
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