In the midst of a conflict of good intentions, the signatories Rafael Leao and Nemanja Radonjicappear Tammy Abraham to get it right at the end of the game and give victory to Milanwho lost 2-1 Red Star in a rivalry marked by the uncertainty of a point resolved on the side of the Italian team, close to the next stage of the Champions League. Abraham came on in the 29th minute as a substitute Alvaro Moratainjured ankle.
He Milan (now 12th in the table) He signed a correct initial action in which he put on track the three points that could have been lost to him in the next 45 minutes, when he lowered his arms and gave his rival, his techniques did not change. At that time, Rafael Leao took out the magic wand, and in a brilliant flash, he put a victory that later became complicated against Estrella Roja (31st).
In the end, Milan’s irregular rivalry translated not into a hole but into three points to reach twelve, five above twenty-five places where none of the 36 clubs wanted to end the League Phase. His rival, who entrusted too much to the genius of young Maksimovic (17 years old), the young promise of Serbian football, is in serious trouble after finishing with only three points in the classification table that practically indicates the way towards elimination.
Fonseca’s men carried the brunt of the clash and monopolized most of the chances until half-time. Leao was the first to warn with a shot from inside the area that was saved by goalkeeper Ivan Gutesa with a good intervention. Maksimovic, in Red Star’s only moment of inspiration in the first half, responded with an attempt that hit the crossbar. This was the only moment of uncertainty for Milan, who, however, suffered a double setback.
In a row, Fonseca had to spend two change windows due to injuries to Ruben Loftus Cheek and Álvaro Morata. The first was replaced by Samu Chukwueze and the second, with problems with his right ankle, left the field for Tammy Abraham, who immediately activated to grab the goal with a header that came off the post of goal defended by Gutesa.
It was the opening goal from Rafael Leao, who showed fantastic control of a pass from Youssou Fofana from his own half. The Portuguese attacker got in behind the Red Star defence, tamed the ball with his left boot and beat Gutesa one-on-one. The goal seemed certain to finish off the Serbian team, which was a bit shy before the two teams went to the locker room.
However, Milan rested on their laurels and, although they managed to resolve the match with a shot from Abraham that was inadvertently saved by a defender behind him in front of the goal, Red Star took control of the match thanks to a very bad one. game. It seemed that he lacked to complete his plays, but then appeared Nemanja Radonjic, who seven minutes after replacing Maksimovic answered Rafael Leao’s excellent goal with another one of many carats: from outside the area, he took a fantastic left-footed shot out of nowhere. and missing With 23 minutes remaining he sealed the tie.
The goal gave wings to Red Star, who later scored the second with a chance wasted by Mirko Ivanic and the Balkan team was damaged. He forgave it and paid, because in the 87th minute Abraham collected a rebound inside the area to score the second and last goal for Milan, which is closer to, at least, the round of 32.
match lineup
16
2
19
14
46
28
80
29
7
8
10
77
70
66
21
24
5
15
6
9
55
27
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Ivan Gutesa77
82′
Ognjen Mimovic70
74′
44′
Seol Young-Woo66
Timi Elsnik21
Nasser Djiga24
80′
Uros Spajic5
31′
82′
Silas Katompa Mvumpa15
Rade Krunic6
32′
28′
Cherif Ndiaye9
85′
27′
Andrija Maksimovic55
59′
41′
Milson27
45′
Replacements
Marko Ilic1
Omri Glazer18
82′
Milan Rodic23
78′
Stefan Lekovic25
Vanja Drkusic33
Mirko Ivanic4
45′
27′
Guélor Kanga8
74′
82′
Alexander Katai10
28′
86′
Dalcio22
Luka Ilic32
Bruno Duarte17
85′
Nemanja Radonjic49
59′
66′
coach
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca
Vladan Milojevic
Source: La Verdad
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