Juventus are within range

AC Milan got one back in the 32nd minute through an Andrea Pirlo penalty after Juve defender Alessandro Birindelli had handled…

AC Milan got one back in the 32nd minute through an Andrea Pirlo penalty after Juve defender Alessandro Birindelli had handled inside the area.

First-half goals from Marco Di Vaio and Lilian Thuram gave Italian champions Juventus a 2-1 win Serie A win over AC Milan last night.

The win, the fourth successive year Juve have beaten Milan at the Delle Alpi stadium, moves Juventus into second place and within a point of Inter Milan.

In the Spanish first division, two goals from Uruguayan striker Walter Pandiani helped Real Mallorca to a sixth consecutive win as they beat Alaves 3-1 at Son Moix yesterday.

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The victory, which enabled the Balearic islanders to beat their previous best winning run in the first division, moved them into third in the table, level on points with second-placed Valencia.

The game of the day, though, was at the Calderon where Atletico Madrid forward Jose Mari and Athletic Bilbao striker Ismael Urzaiz both notched hat-tricks as the two sides fought out a frenetic 3-3 draw.