MILAN, Italy, Nov 29 : AC Milan secured a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Lazio thanks to Rafael Leao's goal early in the second-half to provisionally take over at the top of Serie A on Saturday.

The victory put Milan on 28 points, one point above second-placed AS Roma before they host champions Napoli, who are third on 25 points, on Sunday. Lazio are eighth with 18 points.

Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan produced a moment of brilliance inside two minutes when he somehow clawed away Mario Gila’s point-blank header with a fingertip save.

Despite the intense start, the first half produced few other clear chances. Maignan repeatedly snuffed out Lazio’s early attacks with solid saves, while Milan created only a handful of half-chances with the teams going into the break goalless.

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