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Ronaldinho scored twice after Alessandro Nesta gave AC Milan the lead in a 3-0 win over Juventus that put their side in control of second place in Italy's Serie A.

Nesta scored in the 29th minute after being left unmarked at the far post for a corner, while Ronaldinho headed in from another corner in the 72nd before finding the target from close range in the 88th.

Milan now have 37 points - eight behind leaders Inter Milan - while third-place Juve are level on 33 points with Napoli.

Inter needed an injury-time winner from Walter Samuel to beat last-place Siena 4-3 on Saturday.

Solid win

In his second game since rejoining Milan on loan, David Beckham again lined up on the right of a three-man attack and had a solid - if not spectacular - match.

Nesta scored after Juve's Christian Poulsen and Felipe Melo both failed to clear the ball, while Ronaldinho's first goal deflected in off Juve defender Paolo De Ceglie. Both the corners for Milan's opening goals were taken by Andrea Pirlo.



Earlier, Napoli extended their unbeaten run under new coach Walter Mazzari to 12 matches with a 1-0 victory over Sampdoria.

Argentine striker German Denis scored with a header in the 71st minute for the southern club.

After gaining only seven points in their opening seven games, Napoli replaced Roberto Donadoni with Mazzari and haven’t lost since.

"You have to approach the games the way we've been approaching them,'' Mazzari said.

"All games are difficult. The details make the difference and we're working on the details, plus we're a young team.''

Denis came on during the first half after fellow Argentine Ezequiel Lavezzi limped off with a muscle strain that could result in a month on the sidelines.

"It's important that everyone remains ready for when they have to play,'' Mazzari added.

AS Roma, who beat Chievo Verona 1-0 on Saturday, are fifth, followed by Fiorentina and Palermo, who both won Sunday and have 30 points each.

Source: english.aljazeera.net