Milan Shut Out Venezia at San Siro to Open Serie A Weekend
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AC Milan made their presence felt on Friday in Serie A, dispatching Venezia 2-0 at San Siro in Milano to collect three points in convincing fashion. The clean sheet was as much a feature of the evening as the goals, with Milan's backline keeping Venezia's attack firmly at bay throughout.
For Venezia, the defeat is a sobering start to the campaign. The promoted side — or returning side, depending on how you count their recent history — face an uphill task whenever they travel to face one of the division's established heavyweights, and Milan offered them no charity on the night.
Milan, by contrast, will take enormous confidence from the result. A win and a clean sheet in the opening stretch of the season sets a tone, and the San Siro faithful will be hoping this is the foundation for a sustained title challenge rather than a false dawn.
As the Serie A table begins to take its early shape, every point in these opening weeks carries outsized significance. Milan's three points put them in fine early company, and the pressure now falls on rivals to respond in their own fixtures across the weekend.