AC Milan 1-1 US Salernitana ![]()
Goals: Olivier Giroud (46e) for the Rossoneri / Boulaye Dia (61st) for the Granata
Dirty Monday for Rossoneri.
Back from their magical trip to London, AC Milan therefore found San Siro, with this reception from Salernitana. Obviously still with their heads in the stars, Stefano Pioli’s men did not manage to win, despite their very clear domination.
Very quickly, Milan won the leather. A clear but sterile domination, the Rossoneri face a well-established Salernitana, who quickly understands the difficulty of her evening opponent to find the fault against a low block. Milan’s possessions are increasing (65% possession at the break) but in addition to this too crossed strike from Rafael Leão (23e) or even this acrobatic gesture on a corner from Giroud (29e), opportunities are rare in front of Guillermo Ochoa’s cage. Strong defensively, Grenade are even very close to opening the brand. On a defensive error from Malick Thiaw, Boulaye Dia rushes to goal alone and is already thinking of the celebration he will achieve in a few hundredths of a second. But a certain Mike Maignan emerges from his area and stops the Senegalese striker with a sublime defender’s tackle (43e). A few minutes later, Paulo Sousa’s men will finally crack. At buzzer beaterIsmaël Bennacer manages to find the skull of Giroud, who scores his eighth goal of the season in Serie A (1-0, 46e). Milan have found the fault and therefore return to the locker room with this meager, but precious, advantage.
The Milanese return to the grass with the same desire, that of playing the game and having possession. But the band in Kalulu purrs, does not manage to widen the gap and is surprised at the hour mark. On a super cross from Bradarić, Boulaye Dia finds himself alone in the Lombard area and wins his duel this time facing Maignan (1-1, 61e). Everything has to be redone for AC Milan, unable to puncture this solid defensive block from Salerno. Ismaël Bennacer even tries to obtain a penalty, which Mr La Penna, after consulting the VAR, does not finally grant (70e). Little in demand so far, Guillermo Ochoa takes out the parade he needs on his line in front of Origi (76e), bis repeated on a fleeing cross from Hernández (87e), then on a shot from Ibrahimović (91e). Valorous until the end, the Salernitana manages to snatch this draw, against a Milan which has once again demonstrated its offensive deficiencies and does not take advantage of the missteps of its Roman competitors and its Milanese cousin.
AC Milan (3-4-2-1) : Maignan – Tomori, Thiaw, Kalulu – Hernández, Krunic, Bennacer (Tonali, 85e), Saelemaekers (Florenzi, 77e) – Lion (Orig, 62e), Diaz (De Ketelaere, 62e) – Giroud (Ibrahimović, 62e). Coach : Stephen Pioli.
US Salernitana (3-4-2-1) : Ochoa-Pirola (Lovato, 68e), Daniliuc, Gyömbér – Bradarić, Coulibaly, Bohinen (Črnigoj, 83e), Mazzocchi (Sambia, 83e) – Candreva (Bonazzoli, 68e), Kastanos (Friday, 56e) – Yes. Coach : Paul Sousa.
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