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AC Milan managed to beat Benevento 2-0 despite being outnumbered for about an hour. Rossoneri coach Stefano Pioli was amazed by his team’s performance.
At the Ciro Vigorito Stadium on Monday (4/1/2021) at the morning WIB, Milan were initially on the right track after winning in the 15th minute via a penalty from Franck Kessie. But the situation changed after Sandro Tonali’s red card in the 33rd minute.
Milan is practically more careful when attacking, often waiting for the counterattack, because Benevento has become more confident thanks to the higher number of players. However, Milan really added advantage through Rafael Leao’s beautiful goal in the 49th minute.
The return of Simon Kjaer after being sidelined in the last five Serie A games due to injury is believed to be a factor. Having missed a clean sheet in the last five games without him, the Danish defender’s presence immediately turned mental reinforcement for Milan’s bottom line.
Despite being attacked by Benevento, Opta noted that Milan managed to block 11 shots, made 12 successful tackles, 15 interceptions and 29 sweeps.
It is no wonder that Pioli praises his team a lot, especially when they are under pressure after a few hours before Inter Milan crushed Crotone 6-2 and took the position of capolista.
[Gambas:Opta]“Once again, despite playing with 10 men, we showed determination, intensity, passion and confidence. This is the next big win,” Pioli told Sky Sport Italia after the match.
“We do not let the results of our opponents disturb our minds. We press ourselves demanding to perform our best. There are some mistakes, but we are united to take home the three points,” continued the bald coach.
Milan are now firmly at the top of the standings with 37 points, one point ahead of Inter. In addition, Milan will face Juventus on Thursday (7/1) at 02:45 WIB.
(adp / ran)
