Milan beat Sassuolo, Leao scores fastest league goal

AC Milan topple Sassuolo 2-1, helped by Portuguese forward Rafael Leao scoring goal just 6.2 seconds after starting whistle

By Mutlu Demirtastan

ISTANBUL (AA) - AC Milan on Sunday beat Sassuolo 2-1 in an Italian Serie A match featuring a record-setting early goal.

Playing for the visitors Milan, Portuguese forward Rafael Leao – assisted by Turkish midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu – scored the fastest-ever goal in the top-tier Serie A division, putting the ball in the net just 6.2 seconds after the starting whistle.

This feat easily beat the previous record from December 2001, when Piacenza's Paolo Poggi scored a goal in just 8 seconds against Fiorentina.

Milan doubled the lead in the 26th minute courtesy of Belgian winger Alexis Saelemaekers.

Sassuolo made it 1-2 in the 89th minute of the match, as Domenico Berardi netted for the home team.

But then Milan secured the 2-1 win at Mapei Stadium.

In 13 weeks of play, league leaders Milan have racked up 31 points.

Their archrivals Inter Milan, in second place, racked up 30 points.

Inter on Sunday beat Spezia 2-1 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan.

Sassuolo, which lost Sunday to Milan, has 23 points to be in the number six spot.

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