AC Milan’s dreadful season took yet another bitter turn as they were beaten right at the death by Lazio, losing 2-1 at San Siro.
Match Report
Lazio took the lead in the first half when Mattia Zaccagni was on hand to fire home a rebound from Adam Murisic’s shot, and then when Strahinja Pavlovic got a straight red card midway through the second half it looked like game over.
Milan roared back with ten men and actually equalised through Samuel Chukwueze’s header inside the final 10 minutes, and yet there was time for a late sting as Mike Maignan was adjudged to have fouled Gustav Isaksen inside the box, with the penalty converted by Pedro in the 97th minute.
The result means that the Rossoneri are now ninth in the league table and not only are the top four hopes definitely over, but any hopes of European football at all are starting to look slim.
Sergio Conceicao made two changes to the starting line-up from the game against Bologna on Thursday night, with Matteo Gabbia coming in to partner Pavlovic at the back, and Christian Pulisic taking the place of Joao Felix.
It didn’t even take Lazio two minutes to carve Milan open with Zaccagni playing a lovely though ball to Dia in behind, who got one on one with Mike Maignan and drew a brilliant save from the goalkeeper who stuck a leg out decisively.
The away side continued to have the better of the chances, with Pavlovic lucky not to score an own-goal after a cut-back from Tavares was deflected onto his shin but it ricocheted just wide. Then, Isaksen lashed a volley just wide of the right post from the resulting corner.
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84' GOAL! Milan 1-1 Lazio (Samuel Chukwueze)
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Line-ups
Milan XI: Maignan, Theo, Pulisic, Gabbia, Santiago Gimenez, Reijnders, Leao, Yunus Musah, Youssouf Fofana, S. Pavlovic, Jimenez
Subs: Walker, Sportiello, Jovic, Tomori, Abraham, Chukwueze, Felix, Sottil, Malick Thiaw, Warren Bondo, Terracciano, Davide Bartesaghi, Torriani, Francesco Camarda
Lazio XI: Marusic, Zaccagni, Samuel Gigot, Ivan Provedel, Guendouzi, Nuno Tavares, Rovella, Gustav Isaksen, Mario Gila, Boulaye Dia, Loum Tchaouna
Subs: Pedro, Vecino, Patric, Lazzari, Christos Mandas, Alessio Furlanetto, Tijjani Noslin, Oliver Provstgaard, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Reda Belahyane