AC MILAN ended a run of three Serie A games without a win to scrape past Bologna to win 2-1 at the San Siro.
Giacomo Bonaventura proved to be the hero for Gennaro Gattuso’s side as he scored either side of a Simone Verdi strike.
It was Gattuso’s first win in charge of the Rossoneri, as Milan jump up to seventh in the Italian top-flight.
Both clubs headed into the clash level on 21 points, and it didn’t take the home side long to take the lead through the 28-year-old midfielder.
Former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic nodded down an Ignazio Abate pass, with Bonaventura firing low into the back of the net after a deflection from Giancarlo Gonzalez wrong-footed goalkeeper Antonio Mirante.
But Bologna got back to level terms in the 23rd minute, with former Milan star Mattia Destro finding Verdi, whose left-footed strike soared into the top right corner. He could have doubled his tally for the night, but he blasted an attempt just over the bar from outside the area, before team-mate Vasilis Torosidis made a crucial tackle to deny Kalinic from restoring Milan’s lead.
Leonardo Bonucci then thought he had netted, but his header landed on the roof of the net just before the break. Milan began the second half on the ascendancy, with Suso, Ricardo Rodriguez and Franck Kessie all going close.
And when Bonucci blazed an attempt high and wide over the bar, there was a feeling that it wasn’t to be their night. But up stepped Bonaventura who bagged a brace – his third goal in his last two games – with a towering header in the 76th minute.
Ex-Sunderland hero Fabio Borini supplied the delivery, with the Italian international out-jumping Torosidis to spark wild celebration to spark wild celebrations.
It was Milan’s first home win in Serie A since September.
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