India, Feb. 15 -- Luka Modric scored a late winner for AC Milan to beat Pisa 2-1 and close the gap on Serie A leader Inter Milan to five points on Friday. Inter plays fourth-placed Juventus on Saturday. Milan had drawn three of its last six games, including against struggling Fiorentina and Genoa, and made heavy work of a match against the second-from-bottom club that had won only one league game all season.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek got the opener just before halftime when he rose unmarked to head home a cross from the right, and Niclas Fullkrug missed a penalty as Milan took control after a slow start. However, Pisa threatened to dent the visitor's title hopes when Felipe Loyola equalised with 20 minutes left.

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