Don’t get carried away with the 4-2 that the San Siro score reflected at the end of the match. Milan played a cautious game in terms of play but pulled out their punch to beat Slavia Prague who, despite enduring a first-half 0-0 draw, held on and did not concede a fourth goal until the -85 minutes.
The Czechs made two dangerous arrivals before falling behind in the 26th minute when they were sent off with a straight red card. He Hadji Malick Diouf because of the hard entry from the back to the ankle of Christian Pulisic.
Leao–Giroud connection
Rl Milan had not done much until then but were active in the last ten minutes of the first half to score three goals that seemed to set the course for the Europa League round of 16.
The one in Stefano PioliThey opened the score with the first appearance of Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud in the fight. The Portuguese put in a cross from the right and the Frenchman, at the far post, headed into the net (34′). It was his first goal in the Europa League this season.
Slavia draws but concedes two goals
But Slavia did not let up and just two minutes later they equalized by taking advantage David Doudera a defensive rebound from a corner to connect a great volley that slipped into the corner.
In a revolutionized finish to the first half, goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek took a low header Matteo Gabbiabut before the break there were two more goals, both from Milan on two defensive mistakes in two corners.
The first is thanks to the blackboard from then Tijani Reijnders He receives it on the edge of the area, nobody comes out to cover him and his low shot goes in close to the near post (44′).
And in addition Alessandro Florenzi took a corner and Ruben Loftus-Cheek He headed into the net unopposed.
Slavia punished Milan
With the game close, Milan relaxed again in the second half and Slavia took advantage, despite playing ten, to make it 3-2 in a sloppy affair. Theo Hernandezwho left the newcomer Ivan Schranz controlled a ball in his first intervention after taking a free kick and unleashed a howitzer that went into the corner (66′).
From the whistles to Leao’s talent
The ‘Rossonera’ fans became impatient, they showed their displeasure at the whistles with their team’s attitude against an inferior rival, but ended up happy thanks to Leao.
The Portuguese impressed at 4-2 by bringing out his great quality: he received, impersonated a defender, stung when Stanek came out and Pulisic is done pushing the ball on the network. It was the icing on the cake in a gray game for Milan that ultimately ended with a good result.
match lineup
16
42
19
14
24
46
Eleven
7
9
8
10
36
27
12
19
3
4
twenty-one
8
13
17
33
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Jindrich Stanek36
1′
Four. five’
Tomas Vlcek27
El Hadji Diouf12
25′
43′
80′
Oscar Dorley19
Thomas Holes3
Four. five’
David Zima4
84′
David Douderatwenty-one
35′
85′
Luke Masopust8
86′
33′
79′
Mojmír Chytil13
60′
Four. five’
65′
Lukas Provod17
82′
Ondrej Zmrzly33
82′
Replacements
Ales Mandous28
Jan Sirotnik31
Four. five’
71′
Igoh Ogbu5
Jan Boril18
82′
Four. five’
Michael Tomic29
85′
Mikulas Konecny43
80′
Conrad Wallem6
86′
Matej Jurasek35
Muhammad Tijani9
65′
Mick van Buren14
79′
Václav Jureckafifteen
82′
Ivan Schranz26
60′
64′
coach
Stefano Pioli
Jindrich Trpisovsky
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
