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Sampdoria 2 AC Milan 0: Duvan Zapata claims family bragging rights

AC Milan slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Sampdoria, where Duvan Zapata and Ricky Alvarez punished a listless showing from the visitors.

Sampdoria condemned AC Milan to back-to-back away defeats in Serie A as Duvan Zapata and substitute Ricky Alvarez sealed a deserved 2-0 victory.

Before returning to his former club, Vincenzo Montella declared his Milan squad to be "fired up" and ready to "raise the bar" during a testing set of fixtures that places Roma and the first derby of the season against Inter next on their domestic agenda.

Although the Rossoneri averted the embarrassment they suffered the last time they played a team stationed in the top half of Serie A – a 4-1 loss at Lazio this month – they failed to live up to that billing in a largely listless outing at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.