Samuel Chukwueze scored the winning goal as 10-man AC Milan defeated Maduka Okoye’s Udinese 1-0 at the San Siro in Saturday’s Serie A action.
The 25-year-old returned to full training with the Rossoneri after a muscle injury that made him miss the Super Eagles squad ill-fated trip to Libya.
He scored with a left-footed strike into the bottom corner in the 13th minute after receiving Christian Pulisic’s pass inside the box.
In the 45th minute, Udinese’s Kingsley Ehizibue had a goal ruled out for offside after receiving the ball from Jordan Zemura’s free kick.
Chukwueze who won the Player of the Match spoke after the game, saying: “It was very nice, especially because of the attitude. We defended well, there was a team spirit that led us to victory.
“A good feeling, very important for us. And this helps to give confidence, now we have to continue like this.”
Milan are in third place with 14 points, equal with Inter Milan in second place and two points behind leaders Napoli in the Serie A standings.
