Milan 3-2 Sampdoria: Cutrone, Higuain & Suso strike to seal epic comeback win

Gennaro Gattuso saw his side lose a lead but then come from behind as AC Milan beat Sampdoria 3-2 at home in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Events

Suso hit a terrific deciding goal as AC Milan eased the growing pressure on Gennaro Gattuso with a riotously entertaining 3-2 home win against Sampdoria in Serie A.

Milan led through Patrick Cutrone but Samp rapidly hit back with Riccardo Saponara and Fabio Quagliarella recording a goal and an assist apiece before Gonzalo Higuain levelled the scores.

Suso came up with a second-half winner, though, as Milan bounced back from successive defeats, to rivals Inter in Serie A and Real Betis in the Europa League, in their last two games.

Gattuso's side are still yet to keep a clean sheet in the league but victory lifts the Rossoneri up to fifth in the Serie A table, three points outside the Champions League places.

17' GOAL! Milan 1-0 Sampdoria (Cutrone)

GOOOOOAAALLL! Cutrone repays the faith shown by Gattuso. Suso gets a one-on-one and finds room to cross to the back post, where the young Italian is unmarked, off balance but now on the scoresheet. 1-0.

21' GOAL! Milan 1-1 Sampdoria (Saponara)

GOOOOAALLL! Sampdoria level it with their first dangerous attack of the match! Quagliarella wheels away on the counter and finds Saponara on the left. The former Milan midfielder hits it low into the corner soon after. 1-1!

31' GOAL! Milan 1-2 Sampdoria (Quagliarella)

GOOOAAALLL! Sampdoria are ahead and it’s the duo of Quagliarella and Saponara once again, and what a finish it was! The latter curls a ball over the top of the Milan defence, taking everyone out of the game, and Quagliarella volleys home on his left! 2-1 to the away side.

34' CHANCE! Higuain's shot saved

 Higuain goes on his own all the way to the edge of Sampdoria's box, then taking aim and keeping a shot low for Audero to tip wide for a corner.

36' GOAL! Milan 2-2 Sampdoria (Higuain)

GOOOOAAALLL! What a game we have here! Milan equalise this time after a neat give-and-go between Higuain and Cutrone on the edge of the box, before the Argentine slams home his fifth Serie A goal of the season. 2-2 now…

59' CHANCE! Suso's shot saved

Suso stings the gloves of Audero from distance after cutting in on his left foot. The Sampdoria keeper had to parry the ball out for a corner.

62' GOAL! Milan 3-2 Sampdoria (Suso)

GOOOOAALLL! Suso warned Sampdoria just moments ago, and he’s belted one in for 3-2. The Spaniard opts for the bottom-left corner on his trusty left peg this time, and Milan are ahead. You would have to say it’s deserved, too.

76' NO GOAL! Cutrone's shot ruled out for an earlier foul

Cutrone has the ball in the net but the whistle had already gone for a foul on Tonelli inside the area.

Line-ups

Milan XI: L. Biglia, G. Higuaín, Musacchio, R. Rodríguez, Suso, D. Laxalt, Romagnoli, Calabria, Kessié, G. Donnarumma, Cutrone

Subs: Pepe Reina, C. Zapata, Abate, Borini, Bertolacci, A. Donnarumma, Calhanoglu, Conti, Bakayoko, Castillejo, Halilovic, Mauri

Sampdoria XI: Quagliarella, A. Ekdal, B. Bereszyński, Saponara, Tonelli, Praet, Murru, Defrel, K. Linetty, J.Andersen, Emil Audero

Subs: Barreto, Rafael Cabral, V. Belec, G.Ramírez, J.Sala, Caprari, O. Colley, D. Kownacki, A.Ferrari, Júnior Tavares, Jankto, Ronaldo Vieira