and scored for Milan to regain the lead. Seven minutes before time, Robinho made it 3–1 and sealed the win, which meant Milan were back at the top of the table, one point ahead Lazio. At the following weekend, Milan were to face Internazionale in the first Derby della Madonnina of the season, which the Rossoneri had lost on the last three occasions. Only five minutes into the game, Zlatan Ibrahimović was awarded a penalty for being taken down by Marco Materazzi; Ibrahimović himself converted the spot-kick to put Milan ahead. Despite being left with ten men, as Ignazio Abate was sent off in the 60th minute, Milan managed to maintain the lead and claimed a third straight victory. Milan then played host to Fiorentina on 20 November. A goal from Ibrahimović shortly before half-time was enough for Milan to claim a 1–0 victory. The Swedish striker chested a cross from Thiago Silva inside the penalty area and scored in the bottom right corner with an overhead kick. After clinching qualification to the knockout stage of the Champions League in mid-week, Milan traveled to Genoa to face Sampdoria on Saturday, 27 November. Despite Milan going ahead shortly before the interval through Robinho, who combined with Ibrahimović and scored from inside the box, the hosts managed to equalise on the hour with a goal by Giampaolo Pazzini, setting the final score to 1–1. Milan returned to winning ways defeating Brescia 3–0 at home in the first game of December, on the fourth. The Rossoneri took lead four minutes from the kick-off: Zlatan Ibrahimović combined with Massimo Ambrosini on the left wing and sent a low cross into the goal area to Kevin-Prince Boateng, who volleyed the ball in for his first goal since joining the club in August. Shortly before the half-hour mark, Robinho doubled Milan's lead after intercepting a back pass from a Brescia player. Three minutes later, Ibrahimović scored the third and final goal with a powerful strike from just inside the box. Three days after playing the last match of the Champions League group stage against Ajax, Milan travelled to the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara to face Bologna. The Rossoneri took the lead in the ninth minute with a goal by Boateng, who just like the previous week volleyed into the net a cross from Ibrahimović. Milan doubled their lead ten minutes before half time through Robinho, who beat