ROME, Oct 16 (Reuters) - AC Milan kept up their pursuit of Serie A leaders Juventus when they cruised to a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Sunday.

Milan's Alberto Gilardino controls the ball during a Italian Serie A soccer match against Cagliari at the Saint Elia Stadium in Cagliari, on the Italian island of Sardinia, October 16, 2005.

The result lifted Milan to second place on 16 points from seven matches, five points behind Juventus, who maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the season by beating Messina 1-0 on Saturday.