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Niang leads AC Milan to big win over Sampdoria

Reuters

Milan - M'Baye Niang put the nightmare of the Paris terror attacks firmly behind him with a brace and an assist as AC Milan crushed a sorry Sampdoria 4-1 at the San Siro on Saturday.

Niang admitted last week the events of the past fortnight had left him worried for the safety of family and friends in and around the French capital.

But the 20-year-old from the Paris suburbs produced a confident performance for the Rossoneri, first delivering for Giacomo Bonaventura's opener on 16 minutes and then beating Emiliano Viviano from the spot seven minutes before the interval.

Niang secured Milan's seventh win of the campaign when he fired under Viviano four minutes after the restart after the 'keeper's fluffed clearance.

When he was replaced by Luiz Adriano 15 minutes from the whistle, it took the Brazilian just four minutes to find the net after volleying Alessio Cerci's intelligent cross past Viviano.

The only blot on Milan's copy was Gianluigi Donnarumma's failure to stop Luis Muriel from the spot after Andrea Poli had tugged on Eder in the area in the closing minutes.

Milan provisionally moves up to fifth place at seven points behind leader Inter Milan, which visits second-placed Napoli on Monday. Sampdoria's second successive defeat under new coach Vincenzo Montella leaves the club 14 points adrift.

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