AC Milan have not scored in Serie A since December 2 and were held to a 0-0 draw by relegation-threatened Frosinone on Boxing Day.
2018/2019 Serie A
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Match Events
2' CHANCE! Cutrone's shot wide out
CUTRONE MISSES A SITTER! Lovely ball in the box by Calabria who does very well to spot Cutrone’s run into the six-yard area but the youngster scuffs his shot and the chance goes wide! However, it would have been ruled out anyway as the flag goes up for offside.
18' CLOSE! Castillejo's shot hits the post
MILAN GO CLOSE! Just as the home side were getting into their groove, Castillejo gets into the box after some quick Rossoneri play and is able to get a low shot on goal which leaves Sportiello rooted, but it hits the post instead! The ball bounces off the Frosinone keeper and completely evades Cutrone, and the defence eventually clear it away!
25' SAVE! Sportiello denies Castillejo's shot
MILAN NEARLY BREAK THE DEADLOCK ONCE AGAIN! Castillejo goes on a wonderful solo run towards goal down his left-hand side and he is able to curl a shot in near the edge of the box, but Sportiello is able to thwart his effort and Frosinone survive once more!
30' Amazing save from Donnarumma to deny Ghiglione
FROSINONE NEARLY GET A SHOCK LEAD! The ball is floated in from the left by Beghetto and it takes one bounce before falling into the path of Ghiglione, and the Serie A debutant hits a sweet half-volley which Donnarumma beats away with a wonderful save! Ciano’s corner is eventually cleared, but the home fans are now pumped!
40' Ciano's goal disallowed for foul
Milan give the ball away in midfield and the home side break at will, and Maiello is able to spot Ciano’s run to his left, and the forward is able to slot it past Donnarumma,but the referee has decided to chalk off the goal!
75' Romagnoli gets his head to the ball but the strike is cleared
ROMAGNOLI ALMOST GETS MILAN THE LEAD! After an extended delay, Calhanoglu is able to find the Rossoneri skipper in the box with a swerving corner, and the centre-back gets a good header in that Sportiello is able to catch!
90' + 3' CIANO MISSES A GOLDEN CHANCE TO WIN IT!
It’s now Frosinone’s turn to swarm the Milan defence with pace and purpose, and Beghetto is able to cut it back from the wing to Ciano who takes one touch before hitting it with his left only for the shot-stopping wonderkid that is Donnarumma to pull off another brilliant save! Milan surviving in these dying minutes!
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Match Report
Frosinone will surely count themselves unlucky not to have won this match, as they gave their decorated but under-pressure opponents a lot of threatening moments - especially on the counter - and Baroni will be pleased at his side’s performance even though they had a goal disallowed thanks to VAR.
As for the Rossoneri, the pressure is surely mounting on Gattuso after another domestic league match without a goal, and he is in serious risk of starting the new year without a job should they come away with nothing less than a win in their next fixture.
Line-ups
Frosinone XI: L. Ariaudo, C. Ciano, Crisetig, R. Maiello, L. Krajnc, M. Sportiello, Chibsah, Goldaniga, A. Beghetto, P. Ghiglione, Pinamonti
Subs: D. Soddimo, Paolo Sammarco, Molinaro, Salamon, F. Bardi, Nicolò Brighenti, J. Campbell, D. Ciofani, Francesco Zampano, M. Gori, P. Besea, Cassata
Milan XI: G. Higuaín, Musacchio, R. Rodríguez, Calhanoglu, Bakayoko, Castillejo, Romagnoli, Calabria, Kessié, G. Donnarumma, Cutrone
Subs: Pepe Reina, Montolivo, C. Zapata, Abate, A. Donnarumma, Conti, Simic, D. Laxalt, Halilovic, Mauri, F. Tsadjout, Emanuele Torrasi