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Kaka penalty gives Milan win over Chievo

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-17 17:14

ROME -- A disputed penalty by Kaka earned AC Milan a 1-0 victory over last-place Chievo Verona on Sunday and moved the Rossoneri within a point of Inter Milan in Serie A.

AC Milan's Kaka' celebrates after scoring a goal against Chievo during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan November 16, 2008. [Agencies]

The Brazilian star was tripped while attempting to collect a pass, although TV replays suggested the foul occurred outside the area.

"It could be that the foul was outside the area, but only the replays could establish that," Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "Nobody could be sure when they saw it live.

"The only negative note was that we didn't finish the game off sooner with all that we created. We shouldn't have let the score stay 1-0 until the end."

The victory keeps Milan a point behind Inter, which has 27 points from 12 games after Saturday's 2-0 victory against Palermo.

Napoli fell behind in the title race with a 3-1 loss to Atalanta in Bergamo on Sunday and is fourth behind Juventus with four points to make up on Inter.