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AC Milan lose but head race

AC Milan lost their 19-match unbeaten run to arch-rivals Inter but hold a six-point lead at the top of Serie A.

Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00

AC Milan lost their 19-match unbeaten run to arch-rivals Inter but hold a six-point lead at the top of Serie A.

Striker Marco Branca's sixth-minute goal condemned the Italian leaders to their first defeat since losing to Bari on October 1st, and earned Inter their fifth successive victory.

But Milan retained a comfortable cushion on top after nearest rivals Fiorentina were held to a draw at bottom of the table Bari.

Second placed Florentina needed Francesco Baiano's penalty five minutes from time to preserve a 15-match unbeaten run after Ken net Anderson volleyed Bari into a 40th-minute lead.

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