{"id":23908,"date":"2026-02-23T00:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/ac-milan-are-behind-rivals-inter-due-to-head-injury-as-loftus-cheek-suffers-from-head-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:09:22","slug":"ac-milan-are-behind-rivals-inter-due-to-head-injury-as-loftus-cheek-suffers-from-head-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/ac-milan-are-behind-rivals-inter-due-to-head-injury-as-loftus-cheek-suffers-from-head-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Milan are behind rivals Inter due to head injury as Loftus-Cheek suffers from head injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MILAN (AP) \u2014 AC Milan fell further behind city rivals Inter Milan on Sunday after losing 1-0 at home to Parma, with Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek hospitalized after a collision with Parma&#8217;s goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Around 10 minutes into the game at San Siro, Loftus-Cheek collided with Edoardo Corbi as he crossed into the area, hitting him in the head. <\/p>\n<p>Loftus-Cheek, 30, had a bloody face while receiving treatment on the field. He was placed in a neck and head brace and then taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Italian media reports said the England international and former Chelsea player suffered a broken tooth and was being evaluated for a head injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts are with him,&#8221; Parma coach Carlos Cuesta said.<\/p>\n<p>Parma secured the victory in the 80th minute with a header from a corner corner by Mariano Troilo. The goal was initially disallowed as a foul, but the decision was reversed after a video review.<\/p>\n<p>Milan went into the match aiming to reduce the gap with Inter to seven points. Intel is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">2-0 victory over Lecce<\/span> They achieved their seventh consecutive league win on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Milan had already dropped points after drawing 1-1 at home to Como on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It was 12th place Parma&#8217;s third consecutive win. <\/p>\n<h2>Other results<\/h2>\n<p>4th place Roma has increased their lead over 5th place Juventus to 4 points. Roma scored three goals in the second half to beat 16th place Cremonese, who had lost 12 games in a row, 3-0 at home. <\/p>\n<p>Roma are level on points with Napoli in third place.<\/p>\n<p>Seventh place Atalanta scored two goals in the second half to beat third place Napoli 2-1 at home. It was Atalanta&#8217;s third straight league win. Napoli has not won three games in a row in official competition.<\/p>\n<p>Genoa defeated Torino 3-0 at home, ending their winning streak at three points. Torino, who played the entire second half with 10 players, has yet to win four straight in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/milan-parma-loftus-cheek-seriea-19458bc4948f76ab250bad3a2c94370a\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILAN (AP) \u2014 AC Milan fell further behind city rivals Inter Milan on Sunday after losing 1-0 at home to Parma, with Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek hospitalized after a collision with Parma&#8217;s goalkeeper. 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