The Italians are now favourites to reach the last four of the Champions League, with the second leg of the quarter-final to be played in Milan.
Goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon sent Napoli top of Serie A after they beat Atalanta 2-0 on Saturday while an injury-time Mario Balotelli penalty helped AC Milan come from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw at Torino.
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return to the Sweden squad after a one-year absence.
A late equaliser from Werder Bremen's Brazilian international Diego denied AC Milan victory in their UEFA Cup first knockout round first leg tie in Germany on Wednesday.
AC Milan entered the final of the Champions League on the away goals rule despite losing 1-3 to PSV Eindhoven in the second leg semi-final on Wednesday.
AC Milan's Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato was ruled out for a month with a thigh injury on Thursday, adding to a worrying injury list for the Italian champions.
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Barcelona, AC Milan and Arsenal can all book places in the knockout stages of the Champions League with wins on Tuesday.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday more time is needed to seal an accord over a sale of a stake in AC Milan with Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol but said he could retain control of the soccer club.
Italy striker Mario Balotelli has joined Liverpool from AC Milan on a "long-term" deal, the Premier League club said on Monday.
David Beckham's request for a permanent move from Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan, where he has been on loan, fizzled out on Friday when the Italian club failed to raise their bid for the player.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday said that she has separated from her journalist partner Andrea Giambruno.
AC Milan still hope to sign David Beckham from Los Angeles Galaxy permanently and view the deadline imposed for a deal by Major League Soccer as a "tactic," chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Saturday.
Mathieu Flamini scored and was sent off as AC Milan were held 1-1 by Napoli in a third-versus-second battle in Serie A on Sunday while Inter Milan were on the wrong end of another controversial penalty in a 2-0 loss at Cagliari.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with his side's performance in recovering from 1-0 down with 10 men to beat Lazio 2-1 at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
AC Milan have agreed a two-year loan deal with Chelsea for Fernando Torres but the Spain striker has yet to agree terms, the Italian club said in a statement on Friday.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a 'devout Hindu', issued his greetings for Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas on Saturday expressing hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Napoli squandered a two-goal halftime lead, then scored two late goals to beat nine-man AC Milan 4-2 in a stormy Serie A match which saw eight other players booked on Saturday.
David Beckham said on Friday he will go on AC Milan's tour of Dubai during Italian Serie A's winter break but again reiterated he would be returning to Los Angeles Galaxy once his short loan spell is over. Beckham, who is joining Milan to keep his fitness up and stay in the England picture during the US close season, will not be able to play officially for the Rossoneri until January.
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Mario Balotelli, whose wacky antics have filled the British newspapers almost daily in the last two and a half years, is set to return to Italy with AC Milan after a deal was agreed with Manchester City on Tuesday.
Assistant coach Corrado Verdelli, who has enjoyed success with Inter's youth team, takes charge temporarily.
Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
Chelsea's England midfielder Frank Lampard is a transfer target for Serie A champions Inter Milan, club president Massimo Moratti said on Monday. Lampard is one of several Chelsea players to have been linked with a move to the San Siro since the London club's former boss Jose Mourinho was appointed Inter coach earlier this month.
Inter Milan a laboured 1-0 win over promoted Lecce while city rivals AC Milan also had to work hard to secure a 2-1 victory at Reggina in the Serie A.
AC Milan's troubles continued when they conceded an equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time and were held 2-2 by modest visitors Verona in Serie A on Saturday.
"The level is the same or maybe a little higher now at Chelsea," said Desailly.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti held a meeting with chief executive Adriano Galliani and club staff on Monday to discuss the Serie A side's poor start to the season.
David Beckham wants to stay at AC Milan after his loan from Los Angeles Galaxy finishes on March 9, the Serie A club's chief executive, Adriano Galliani, said on Tuesday.
Italian police have detained an associate of soccer match-fixing suspect Tan Seet Eng at Milan's Malpensa airport, two judicial sources told Reuters on Thursday, following a tip-off by Singapore authorities.
The Brazilian World Cup winner is free to find a new club when the transfer market re-opens.
Inter Milan retained their Serie A title with three games to spare after second-placed AC Milan put in a weak performance to lose 2-1 at Udinese on Saturday. Inter's triumph, in former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho's first season in charge, is their fourth straight scudetto and their 17th overall.
In other Champions League matches, Manchester United beat Scottish champions Rangers while Chelsea impressed while beating Lazio.
Juventus closed on their 29th Italian title with a 1-0 win over AC Milan thanks to Arturo Vidal's second-half penalty on Sunday.
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