He Milanwithout much luster but with solvency, made a visit to the Carlo Castellani stadium (0-3) and added the three points tightening the high side of Serie A led by Inter, while its rival, Empolimoving away from safety.
It was enough for Stefano Pioli’s team with the Englishman’s goals Cheeks of Ruben Loftus at eleven minutes and from the French Olivier Giroudof punishment, to let the matter be resolved at intermission. He ran into a rival full of shortcomingsespecially in defense, which hardly questioned the success of the Rossonera despite the need.
Milan short-lived in search of a favorable score. Portuguese Rafael Leao exposed his marker, outpaced him on the left and crossed low into the area. Arrived Cheeks of Ruben Loftus without stopping, first, the ball was directed near the post and reached the net.
That’s him minute 11 of the match and the visitors already had the fight on track with a lead that Theo Hernandez was able to extend in the 22nd minute, with a fine individual play that ended with a shot that was saved by goalkeeper Elia Caprile. However, it didn’t take long for second. Went to half an hour, for a handball inside the area by Moroccan Youssef Maleh that was spotted by VAR. He took the shot from eleven meters Olivier Giroud and established 0-2 where the break was reached.
The panorama did not change after that. The changes founded by Aurelio Andreazzoli they did not improve his team is always in Milan’s hands, especially in spaces to play on the counterattack.
The connection between Leao and Loftus Cheek is a constant threat. The Englishman could have scored his second goal but his shot went wide, near the post. Furthermore Christian Pulisic He was close to scoring the third that came in the final stretch, with the game decided.
A quick transition, Pulisic’s leadership and the Ivorian’s completion Chaka Traore who minutes before replaced Rafael Leao, sealed the third objective, definitively, putting Milan in the Champions League zone and ruining the future of its rival.
DATA SHEET
Empoli: Elia Caprile; Tyronne Ebuehi (Filippo Ranocchia, m.28), Ardian Ismajli, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Sebastiano Luperto; Alberto Grassi (Razvan Marin, d.74), Youssef Maleh; Emmanuel Gyasi, Tommaso Baldanzi (Matteo Cancellieri, d.57), Nicolo Cambiaghi; and Francesco Caputo (Daniel Maldini, d.74).
Milan: Mike Maignan; Davide Calabria (Daviude Bartesaghi, m.70), Simon Kjaer (Matteo Gabbia, m.84), Theo Hernandez, Alessandro Florenzi (Alex Jiménez, m.35); Ruben Loftus Cheek (Yunus Musah, m.70), Yacine Adli, Tijani Reijnders; Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao (Chaka Traore, m.84) and Olivier Giroud.
The objectives: 0-1, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (11′); 0-2, Olivier Giroud (31′, pen.); 0-3, Chaka Traore (88′).
Referee: Federico La Penna. He showed yellow cards to Davide Calabria and Alex Jiménez, from Milan, and Razvan Marin, from Empoli.
Happenings: The match of the nineteenth round of Serie A was played at the Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli.
Source: La Verdad
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