MILAN: AC Milan controlled from the start and finally broke through in the second half to beat Napoli 3-0 Monday to open up a five-point lead over city rival Inter Milan in Serie A. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Alexandre Pato each scored after the break at the San Siro. Ibrahimovic converted a penalty in the 49th minute following a hand ball by defender Salvatore Aronica, Boateng finished off a setup from Pato in the 77th and the Brazilian then shot past two defenders from beyond the area in the 79th. Milan leads with 58 points, Inter has 53 and Napoli is third on 52. Milan also dominated in the first half, but had trouble finding the target as Napoli gathered behind the ball en masse, while Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis prevented an even more lopsided score with several difficult saves in the second half. After Ibrahimovic's goal, Pato nearly doubled the lead if not for a fingertip save from De Sanctis in the 55th. And De Sanctis made another difficult save in the 60th after Pato set up Robinho before Milan took control for good. Malaga rallies Malaga rallied to beat short-handed Almeria 3-1 Monday and move off the bottom of the Spanish league table. Sofiane Feghouli finished off Antonio Luna's centering pass with his left foot to put Almeria ahead after eight minutes. Enzo Maresca then controlled the ball inside the area to score a 52nd-minute equalizer before Jose Ulloa picked up a second yellow card for elbowing Eliseu in the 76th. Two minutes later, Jose Rondon scored the winner with a header from Antonio “Apono” Galdeano's pass. Malaga ended a seven-game winless run to move two points above Almeria, which is now last. Vela saves West Brom Carlos Vela struck another late equalizer to lift West Bromwich Albion out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 1-1 draw at Stoke City Monday. The Mexican, on loan from Arsenal, pounced from close-range after 87 minutes to cancel out Irishman Rory Delap's 52nd-minute header for Stoke.
