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Milan. “Giuseppe Meazza”
AC Milan – Lazio 3: 2
Goals: Rebic 10, Chalhanoglu 17 (pen.), Hernandez 90 + 3 – Luis Alberto 27, Inmóvil 59
Unfulfilled penalty: Immobile 27 (goalkeeper)
“Milan”: D. Donnarumma, Calabria (Dalot 90 + 1), Kalulu, Romagnoli, Hernandez, Tonali, Krunich, Salemakers (Castillejo 64, Maldini 90), Chalhanoglu, Rebić, Leau (Hauge 80)
Lazio: Reyna, Patrick (Hudt 88), Luis Felipe, Radu, Laccari, Escalante (Cataldi 46), Milinkovic-Savic (Akpa-Akpro 74), Luis Alberto, Marusic, Correa (Muriki 32), Inmóvil (A. Pereira 74)
Warnings: Krunich 41, Hernandez 79 – Escalante 39, Luis Alberto 64, Akpa-Akpro 80, Muriki 88
Milan 2019 finished 0-5 over Atalanta and felt like a collapsed club. Since then, it has come a long way. Coming to the game against Lazio first in points both in 2020 and in the 2020/21 season, with 25 games in a row without defeat and 15 with at least two goals scored. 2020 was also a historic year for Lazio, as they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. It is true that this season only lubricates the worst start in the cadence of Simone Inzaghi in the points and in the 21st century in the losses. And the return from a great victory over Naples was short-lived.
“Milan” started as he likes, at a dizzying pace. This time they failed to score in seven seconds. But ten minutes is not bad either. Rebich headed for alhanoglu from a corner and scored his first goal of the season. Even before that, Hakan was completing the attack somewhat imprecisely. After that, Leau jumped in a nearly one-on-one counterattack. Reyna was saved. In another, Rebic gave a pass instead of hitting, caught the ball again and Felipe rammed it. Then “Lazio” began to press, brought possession of the ball to 67 percent, pressured the opponent towards his goal. Marusic and Correa made their way to the left. Donnarumma’s salvation is inaccurate.
It should be noted that, with all the advantage, “Lazio” created a lot, the pace was gradually lowered. “Milan” was nervous at times, but he defended himself well. He failed before the break only due to an extremely dubious penalty awarded for lightly stroking Kalulu’s opponent’s legs. And Donnarumma brilliantly repelled this penalty in a standing position. The defenders failed, who did not cover the shot with the head of Luis Alberto.
Both teams also started the second half with a lot of energy. However, this time Milan’s counterattacks failed. And he pressed “Lazio”. He created a little, Muriki ruined his blow. Kalulu was wrong again. Milinkovic-Savic’s pitching fell asleep at Immobil, and Ciro fired softly low. After that, the pace slowed down a bit, the game leveled off. Although Donnarumma was still working. For example, hitting a bounce of yours. The owners were very tired and afraid of losing. Although the guests in the 74th minute for some reason took Immobile and Milinkovic-Savic out of the game. Which actually agreed to a draw.
It was these substitutions for Simone Inzaghi that proved fatal. After them, “Milan” suddenly believed that he could win, he found new strength in himself. Reina still managed to save Rebić from the blow, soon the Croatian, going one-on-one, missed the goal. However, already in injury time, the corner kicked again. Chalhanoglu hung up, Hernandez clearly closed his head. And he left his team as a winter champion.
In three of the last four games, Milan have achieved the final result. Before that, I did this in matches against Udinese and Verona. The character of this young team is simply uncompromising. Even without Zlatan, Kier, Gabbia, the two main defenders, Cassie and Bennasser, she fights to the end and gives the result. And for this alone it deserves to be the first.
