Milan crush Udinese to keep pace with Juve
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-07 08:56

A minute later Trezeguet grabbed Juve's second, his fifth goal in four matches, with a header from Gianluca Zambrotta's cross.

Having lost control of the game, Livorno's players began to lose their discipline. De Ascentis was red-carded for kicking out at Adrian Mutu and Alessandro Del Piero wrapped up the result with a goal on the break in stoppage time.

Milan wasted little time breaking down Udinese, who have now earned just two points in four matches and looked a shadow of the side that finished fourth last season.

Milan took the lead in the 25th minute, when Alberto Gilardino gathered Filippo Inzaghi's low cross, turned his marker and poked the ball past keeper Gabriele Paoletti.

Inzaghi was instrumental in creating the second goal too, teeing up the ball on the edge of the area for Clarence Seedorf to blast into the bottom corner.

Andrea Pirlo added Milan's third with a free kick on the stroke of halftime and Gilardino got his second shortly after the restart when Serginho cut the ball across the area at the end of a run down the left.

Udinese striker Vincenzo Iaquinta pulled one back from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Gennaro Gattuso, but Kaka completed the rout 13 minutes from time with a predatory finish after Paoletti failed to hold Serginho's shot.

Fiorentina took the lead at Ascoli when Tomas Ujfalusi headed home a corner in the first minute.

Italian international striker Luca Toni struck Fiorentina's second just after the hour to consolidate his position as Serie A's top scorer with 13 goals in 11 matches.