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Samuel Chukwueze (right) scored his first goal of the season AC Milan survived for more than an hour with 10 men to move into third place in Serie A with a 1-0 win against rivals Udinese. The Rossoneri took the lead within 12 minutes when winger Samuel Chukwueze scored his first goal of the season, finding the bottom-left corner from Christian Pulisic's pass. But Paulo Fonseca's side were furious when Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders was shown a straight red card for bringing down Sandi Lovric after half an hour. Replays showed there was minimal contact between the Dutchman and the Slovenia midfielder after a long ball over the top, but the video assistant referee (VAR) saw no reason to intervene. Udinese thought they had made their numerical advantage pay when Kingsley Ehizibue had the ball in the net just before half-time but VAR ruled it out after replays showed he was marginally offside. Milan came close to doubling their lead with 15 minutes left but Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye denied both Pulisic and substitute Tammy Abraham in quick succession. With less than a minute of added time left, Udinese thought they had snatched a share of the spoils when centre-back Christian Kabasele headed in from close range after Milan failed to clear their lines. But, for the second time, VAR intervened to disallow the goal as Jurgen Ekkelenkamp - who saw his effort saved from Mike Maignan before Kabasele's header - was offside. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 19th October 2024 at 21: 42 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Paulo Fonseca Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kosta Runjaic Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Paulo Fonseca Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kosta Runjaic Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Serie A All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, AC Milan 1, Udinese 0. Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Udinese 0. Foul by Martín Payero (Udinese). Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing. VAR Decision: No Goal AC Milan 1-0 Udinese. GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Christian Kabasele (Udinese) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Offside, Udinese. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is caught offside. Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Isaak Touré. Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time. Hassane Kamara (Udinese) is shown the yellow card. Mike Maignan (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card. Substitution, AC Milan. Fikayo Tomori replaces Samuel Chukwueze. Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Udinese) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaka Bijol. Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Udinese) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenner with a cross following a corner. Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Christian Pulisic. Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Christian Kabasele. Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic. Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) is shown the yellow card. Substitution, Udinese. Brenner replaces Jesper Karlström. Attempt missed. Jaka Bijol (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.