Milan closed a terrible week today when they conceded, after a 0-2 loss against Inter in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, another painful defeat (2-0) in their visit to a Spezia who gave their lives in their fight. to avoid relegation from Serie A.
The setback could leave Milan, fifth in the table, four points adrift of the Champions League places for next season if Inter beat Sassuolo at home tonight.
On the other hand, Spezia fans celebrated the victory as if it was a title because they are equal in the table with Verona, the team that marks safety and tomorrow will host Torino.
The Alberto Picco stadium went crazy in the work of Speziathat just achieved one victory in the previous 16 roundsbefore another big one, Inter, on March 10 for 2-1.
Four changes in Milan
Stefano Pioli, without the sanctioned Thiaw, he allocated the ‘handled’ Krunic and Junior Messias and especially the wounded Raphael Leo for the second leg of the Champions League semifinal on Tuesday and introduced four changes Regarding the line-up he presented on Wednesday in the first leg against Inter: Kalulu, Pobega, Rebic and Origi took over from Calabria, the injured Bennacer, Krunic and Giroud.
Tonali, in the post
The game was very balanced from the first moment, with alternatives in the game because both teams played a lot. Milan began to dominate the game without showing good football and in the 7th minute they managed to go ahead with a low shot from the edge of the penalty area. Sandro Tonali who was rejected by the post.
In their best play of the first half, Milan had another good chance in a Theo Hernández’s whip that he Bartlomiej Dragowski he taps the crossbar with a successful intervention (24′).
brahim appears
Spezia reacted and took a step forward to press the ball past Tonali, Milan’s most creative player in midfield, whiles Brahim Díaz hardly connected with his companions.
The tie is of no use to anyone and the second part is more open. Brahim Díaz certainly appeared and saw a yellow card for claiming a penalty after being pushed into the area (52′) and shortly after, only receiving from the right, he ended the post with a small angle (57′).
But Spezia never gave up on the game and forced the goal Mike Maignan to intervene twice a minute in the auctions of Mbala Nzola and Albin Ekdal.
Brahim left and the goals came
Right after Pioli retired Braham Díaz for Yacine Adli, while Olivier Giroud came on for Ante Rebic, and this double change almost coincided with Spezia’s first goal came from a corner kick that was poorly defended by Milan.
Kelvin Amian headed just off the post and into the Polish centre-back Przemyslaw Wisniewski he took advantage of the rebound to score on purpose (75′). Milan has no reaction power and Salvatore Esposito sealed his defeat with a great free-kick goal (85′). Quite a blow for the ‘rossoneri’, whose morale is fragile after the Champions League bump against Inter.
SPEZIA
20
MILAN
Spezia: Dragowski; Ampadu, Wisniewski, Nikolau; Amian, Bourabia (Zurkowski, 64′), Esposito, Ekdal, Reca; Nzola, Gyasi (Kovalenko, 93′)
The
Milan: Magnan; Kalulu, Kjaer, Tomori (Calabria, 85′), Theo Hernández (Ballo-Touré, 64′); Pobega, Tonali; Saelemaekers (De Ketelaere, 64′), Brahim Díaz (Adli, 71′), Origi; Rebic (Giroud, 71′)
The
Goals: 1-0 Wisniewski (75′), 2-0 Esposito (85′)
Referee: Daniele Doveri. Yellow cards to Amian (38′), Brahim Díaz (52′)
Spectators: 10,336 at Alberto Picco
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Source: La Verdad
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