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AC Milan lost ground near the top of Serie A when they were convincingly beaten 1-3 by Palermo in Sicily.

It is not surprising that AC Milan could not find their feet and any rhythm for this match after their away UEFA Cup tie at Fratton Park in England on Thursday night. Palermo opened the scoring in the fiftieth minute when Fabrizio Miccoli cut in from the left and sent a shot beyond the reach of Abbiati into the far corner from eighteen metres out. Edison Cavani made it two goals nine minutes later after Fabio Liverani lifted the ball into the area and Cavani headed past Abbiati. Fabio Simplicio scored the third and final goal for Palermo ten minutes from time when he was provided with an easy header from Federico Balzaretti's cross from the left.

AC Milan continued to attack, as they had done throughout the match and were rewarded when Ronaldinho was brought down in the penalty box by Cesare Bovo. Ronaldinho scored the resulting penalty.