Juventus boosts title credentials with 1-0 win over Milan

Milan: Juventus boosted its title credentials on Sunday with a 1-0 win at AC Milan, which played the entire second half of the Serie A game with 10 men.

Former Milan player Manuel Locatelli scored the only goal in the 63rd minute after Rossoneri defender Malick Thiaw was sent off shortly before halftime.

The goal came exactly seven years to the date after Locatelli fired Milan to a 1-0 win over Juventus.

"It came into my mind before the match. Life is incredible. This is really destiny, because the same day, seven years ago, with a different jersey, it's incredible," Locatelli said.

"Of course I remembered the date, I'd even talked about it with my family ... (Juventus midfielder Adrien) Rabiot told me before the match Score in the right goal this time.'"

Milan would have moved back to the top with a win and gone seven points clear of Juventus. Instead, the Bianconeri consolidated third place and cut the gap to one point to Milan and two points to league leader Inter Milan, which won 3-0 at Torino on

Saturday.

There was a strong American presence at San Siro with four U.S. internationals in the starting lineups.

Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah at Milan were facing Juventus duo Weston McKennie and Tim Weah the son of former Milan player George Weah.