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It is good that ends well, because thanks to the 1-1 draw at San Siro, Milan eliminate the Red Star, after 2-2 in Belgrade, and enter the knockout stages of the Europa League. But continuing (not) playing and risking like this, Pioli’s team will advance little, because this classification bears the signature of Donnarumma who celebrated his twenty-second birthday with a miraculous intervention that saved the classification. As if the confirmation of the only champion who could have a future in Milan was not enough, it is necessary to underline the excessive suffering of the Rossoneri in the final. Bad in the first half, due to the risky decisions of Pioli, the rossoneri team does not recover even in the second half when they enter Ibrahimovic who transmits his nervousness to the team, dangerously at the mercy of the Red Star in the final, despite the numerical superiority in the last 20 ‘.
MILAN ILLUSION – After 2-2 in the first leg against Milan, even the initial 0-0 could be enough, but at just 8 ‘the Rossoneri are already ahead. Gobeljic, just inside the area, touches the ball kicked by Krunic with his hand and the referee, who had not noticed, after being called by the Var, concedes the maximum free kick that Kessie transforms with the usual precision. Better than that, Milan couldn’t leave, but the hope of a downhill match quickly becomes an illusion. With the Already thinking about the delicate game on Sunday night in the Roma field, Pioli exaggerates with the rotation and, above all, does not manage to deploy too many players in the wrong positions.
LEAO SPAESATO – With Ibrahimovic on the bench, Leao, who theoretically should replace him as the first and only striker, immediately appears disoriented, with the aggravation of not receiving help from too many misplaced teammates. Krunic, in fact, re-proposes himself in the role of playmaker and thus Calhanoglu veers to the left. And finally, as if these questionable decisions weren’t enough, here is Dalot behind the Turk as a substitute for Hernández in the left-handed lane. where you are not comfortable as on the right. And so, partly due to these clearly wrong moves, and partly due to pressure from the Red Star, AC Milan is forced to suffer after a quarter of an hour. In fact, the determination of Kessie also only in the middle of the field because next to her are neither the owner Bennacer, nor the first reserve Tonali, but the last arrival Meitè who does not hit.
RED STAR – Close to the draw, canceled only by a Pankov handball, the Red Star takes more and more courage and hits the crossbar with Ben Nabohuane. Not even this risk shakes Milan, too passive for the limits of Castillejo and Calhanoglu who do not attack and do not defend on the flanks, and in constant difficulty due to the initiatives of Ivanic, the red star of the Serbs who had already stood out. on the go. It is the beacon that illuminates all the initiatives of Stankovic’s men and it is the one that stands out again Ben Nabohuane who at 24 ‘anticipates the increasingly uncertain Romagnoli and slides Donnarumma with a beautiful diagonal. Actually, there is also an opportunity for Milan, but in a Calabrian cross from the right, Dalot kicks the ball 2-1 over the goalkeeper.
PEGS CORRECTION – After a first time with more shadows than lights, Pioli realizes he made a mistake in his initial choices and before it’s too late, he tries to run for cover. Outside of the clumsy Krunic and Leao, inside Rebic and especially Ibrahimovic who obviously goes to the center of the attack with the Croatian on the left and Calhanoglu returned to the center. Now, finally, Milan has all the pieces in the right place, with the sole exception of Dalot. And it is no coincidence that at the beginning of the second half Ibrahimovic immediately forced Borjan to make a save that is not difficult, but especially shortly after Rebic, unmarked by the Swede, fails in an easy conclusion with kicks.
SERBIAN COUNTERPIECE – Milan finally gives the impression of being able to score at any moment of the game, but discovering it gives the Red Star the space to counterattack and that is why another authentic one is needed The miracle of Donnarumma who rejects Sanogo’s near conclusion as champion. The fear of being overtaken by the Serbian convinces Pioli to continue retouching Milan, with the inclusion of Saelemaekers instead of Castilleo and Hernández instead of Calabria, with Dalot’s shift to the right. However, the play that could favor Milan is offered without knowing it Gobeljic who deserves the second yellow card and from 70 ‘leaves the Red Star outnumbered.
NERVOUS END – However, as in Belgrade, the Red Star does not give up even with one less man and on the contrary multiplies the energies and the scoring opportunities, scaring a nervous Milan like Ibrahimovic, as expected a few minutes after entering the field. Precisely in this ending, which I should control more calmly, All the character and athletic limits of the Pioli team resurface, dangerously positioned between qualification and elimination., because the Red Star is still looking for the second goal. And so after three endless minutes of recovery, The referee’s final whistle is a pitch for the Rossoneri. Even if after this afternoon the doubts also grow for the rest of the championship.
TABLE:
Milan-Red Star 1-1
Scorers: 9 ‘st Kessie (M), 24’ st Ben (S).
Assist: Gobeljic (S) de 24 ‘pt.
MILAN: G. Donnarumma, Calabria (from 21 ‘st Hernandez), Tomori, Romagnoli, Dalot, Meite, Kessie, Castillejo (from 21’ st Saelemaekers), Krunic (from 1 ‘st Rebic), Calhanoglu, Leao (from 1’ st Ibrahimovic). Available Tatarusanu, A. Donnarumma, Kjaer, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez, Kalulu, Tonali, Saelemaekers, Diaz, Rebic, Ibrahimovic. Pioli herds.
STELLA ROSSA: Borjan, Pankov, Degenev, Sanogo, Gobeljic, Srnic (from 1 ‘st Petrovic), Kanga (from 24’ st Katai), Gajic, Ivanic (from 38 ‘st Nicolic), Ben Nabouhane (from 24’ st Falco ), Falcinelli (from 26 ‘Pavkov). A disp. Popovic, Copic, Pavkov, Katai, Falco, Pretrovic, Nicolic, Gavric, Vukanovic, Krstovic. Everyone. Stankovic.
Referee: Gil Manzano (Spain).
Ammoniti: 8 ‘Gobeljic (S), 45’ Srnic (S), 17 ‘Ibrahimovic (M)
Espulsioni: 25 ‘Gobelijc (S).
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