Soccer-Giroud penalty earns 10-man Milan victory at Sampdoria

Soccer Football - Serie A - Sampdoria v AC Milan - Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy - September 10, 2022 AC Milan's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

GENOA, Italy (Reuters) -A penalty by French striker Olivier Giroud gave 10-man AC Milan a deserved 2-1 win at Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, sealing their first away victory of the season.

Milan moved up to second place level on 14 points from six games behind Napoli, who are also unbeaten after edging Spezia 1-0 with Giacomo Raspadori scoring his first goal for the club.