Nocerino’s hat trick gives AC Milan 4-1 win

ROME (AP)—Antonio Nocerino scored a hat trick to help defending champion AC Milan move within two points of the Italian league lead with a 4-1 win over Parma on Wednesday.

Nocerino, who joined Milan from Palermo in the final minutes of the offseason transfer window, scored in the 30th, 32nd and 90th minutes at the San Siro.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic added another for the Rossoneri in the 73rd and Sebastian Giovinco pulled one back for Parma in the 78th to match Udinese’s Antonio Di Natale for the league scoring lead with his sixth goal.

With its third successive win, Milan moved into a tie for fourth with Napoli with 14 points each.

Juventus, which beat Fiorentina 2-1 Tuesday, leads with 16 points, followed by Udinese and Lazio—who each missed out on chances to go top—with 15 each.