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Montella: Late attacks secured deserved AC Milan win

Vincenzo Montella praised AC Milan's determination after a late surge of attacks earned the club a 2-1 victory over Palermo in Serie A.

Ilija Nestorovski's goal in the 71st minute cancelled out Suso's first-half opener to pull the Sicilians level, but substitute Gianluca Lapadula scored his first goal for the Rossoneri in the 82nd minute to take them up to second place in the table.

The result leaves Milan with five wins from its last six league games, and Montella singled out Lapadula for praise after the game.

He told Premier Sports: "I am particularly happy with his [Lapadula's] goal.