Milan 1-3 Fiorentina: Ribery sends Rossoneri down to 16th with 3rd straight loss

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Marco Giampaolo suffered another demoralising defeat as AC Milan were completely outclassed by Franck Ribery and Fiorentina.

Match Report

The hosts trailed at the break thanks to Erick Pulgar's penalty and Mateo Musacchio's dismissal for a poor challenge on the sublime Ribery severely hit Milan's chances of salvaging a result. 

Gaetano Castrovilli scored a first Serie A goal to ensure the game was up for Milan and possibly Giampaolo, while a saved Federico Chiesa penalty preceded a deserved goal for Ribery and a Rafael Leao consolation late on.

Match Events

10' CLOSE! Donnarumma denies Chiesa’s effort

Ribery picks it up on the edge of the area and manages to scoop a pass through to Chiesa on the right-hand side, but his half-volley is pushed wide by Donnarumma.

14' Penalty Goal! Milan 0-1 Fiorentina (Pulgar)

Ribery embarks on a run from deep and tricks his way into the box before seeing his close-range effort saved by Donnarumma, but Chiesa beats Bennacer to the rebound and then draws a foul from the midfielder to win a penalty. And Pulgar makes no mistake from the spot as he side-foots the ball into the bottom right-hand corner.

28' Disallowed! Castrovilli scores but the goal is offside

Ribery drives forward from deep before laying it off to Chiesa to his right and the striker then squeezes in a delivery which Castrovilli drills into the net, but the linesman has his flag raised for offside against Chiesa following Ribery's initial pass.

55' Red Card! Musacchio sent off

The referee decides that Musacchio's challenge on Ribery was more dangerous than he origingally thought and the defender receives his marching orders.

58' Pulgar's long shot stopped by Donnarumma

Pulgar has the ball in acres of space some 30 yards from goal and he then tries his luck from range, but Donnarumma dives across to push it wide for a corner on the left-hand side.

66' GOAL! Milan 0-2 Fiorentina (Castrovilli)

Milenkovic drives forward from deep before laying it off to Chiesa on the right-hand side of the area and he sees his delivery pushed away by Donnarumma, but Castrovilli is on hand to side-foot the ball home from inside the box.

69' Penalty Missed! (Chiesa)

ACF Fiorentina are awarded a penalty at Giuseppe Meazza. Chiesa drills the ball low towards the bottom left-hand corner, but Donnarumma guesses the right way and manages to push it clear!

78' GOAL! Milan 0-3 Fiorentina (Ribery)

Chiesa embarks on a mazing run towards the edge of the box before playing through Ribery on his left, and he then cuts inside before drilling a fine finish into the bottom left-hand corner.

80' GOAL! Milan 1-3 Fiorentina (Leao)

He receives the ball on the left flank and then drives into the left-hand side of the box before skipping past the challenge of Milenkovic, and he then then tucks the ball underneath Dragowski into the bottom right-hand corner.

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