Milan go second in Serie A with win over Benevento
May 1 (Reuters) - AC Milan climbed to second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win over relegation-battling Benevento at San Siro on Saturday thanks to goals from Hakan Calhanoglu and Theo Hernandez.
Stefano Pioli´s side were under pressure to get a result after back-to-back defeats by Sassuolo and Lazio, and a goal in each half earned a deserved win that worsened the visitors´ crisis.
Milan rose to provisional second pot on 69 points before their top-four rivals Atalanta (68 points), Napoli (66) and Juventus (66) play on Sunday.
The result extended Benevento´s winless league run to six games and Filippo Inzaghi´s side remain 18th on 31 points. (Reporting by Alasdair Mackenzie; Editing by Ken Ferris)
