Franck Kessie coolly dispatched a 79th-minute penalty to settle an end-to-end Serie A.contest against Lazio in AC Milan's favour.
2018/2019 Serie A
1-0
Match Events
3' CHANCE! Immobile's shot saved
Reina produces a superb stop down to his right to push Immobile's shot - heading for the bottom corner - around the post. Correa dribbled through a number of bodies before his team-mate took over - poor defending.
9' Yellow Card! Romulo booked
33' MISS! Piatek's header wides out
Calabria crosses the ball from the right and Piatek heads it back across goal, skimming the post with his effort. The prolific striker will perhaps feel he should have been doing better after getting between two opposition players.
66' Save! Reina refuses Romulo's goal
Romulo plays the ball to Caicedo and continues his run forward, collecting the return pass in the box. The angle is against him, though, and Reina manages to make the save down low at the second attempt.
79' Penalty Goal! Milan 1-0 Lazio (Kessié)
Kessie's penalty is not quite in the corner but Strakosha guesses the wrong way by diving to his right. Milan have a lead with just over 10 minutes to go at San Siro!
Match Report
AC Milan claimed a crucial 1-0 victory over top-four rivals Lazio as Franck Kessie kept his cool amid penalty drama at San Siro.
Gennaro Gattuso's men won for the first time in five Serie A matches to finish Saturday in the Champions League qualification places after Kessie slotted in from 12 yards 11 minutes from time.
Milan had only just had a spot-kick award overturned via a VAR review after referee Gianluca Rocchi decided Francesco Acerbi could do little when Hakan Calhanoglu drove the ball at his elbow.
But Lazio substitute Riza Durmisi wasted that reprieve by barging into Mateo Musacchio, showing a level of composure in stark contrast to that of Ivory Coast midfielder Kessie.
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