Milan playmaker Kaka scored three goals to give his side a comfortable 4-1 victory over Ahmed Hassan's Anderlecht and book their spot in the UEFA Champions League's knock-out stage.
Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan played the whole game, missing a golden opportunity when he was two meters away from the goal line and collecting a yellow card for protesting.
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Milan, who came into the match with just one win in six matches, culminating in their 4-3 derby defeat to city rivals Inter Milan last Saturday, went ahead in the seventh minute at the San Siro.
Juhasz' clumsy challenge on Gilardino in the box left the Milan striker flat on the floor, and German referee Herbert Fandel pointed to the spot.
Kaka stepped up and hammered the ball right-footed past Daniel Zitka.
Zitka prevented Anderlecht from falling further behind in the 14th minute with a fine reflex save to keep out Dario Simic's close-range shot.
Cafu came on for Alessandro Nesta shortly afterwards when the Italy international injured his left shoulder, and his introduction helped increase Milan's advantage in the 22nd minute.
Kaka exchanged passes with his fellow countryman before clipping the ball past a helpless Zitka with his right foot.
Anderlecht showed more adventure at the start of the second half, and Mohammed Tchite should have at least hit the target when presented with a decent opportunity in the 50th minute.
Kaka completed his treble with a stunning strike, before Juhasz reduced the deficit with a meaty header to revive his flagging team.
Jankulovski struck his own bar with an attempted clearance before Milan keeper Nelson Dida produced two excellent saves to deny Serhat and Tchite as Anderlecht started to ask questions of the Milan defence.
Gilardino put the result beyond doubt with a clinical finish two minutes from time.
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