Patrick Cutrone and Gonzalo Higuain gave AC Milan life in the second half as the Serie A side beat Olympiacos to stay top in Group F.
2018/2019 UEFA Europa League
3-1
Match Events
6' OFFSIDE! Castillejo's goal disallowed
14' GOAL! Milan 0-1 Olympiakos Piraeus (Guerrero)
Unbelievably, it's 1-0 to Olympiacos! Against the run of play, Koutris whips in a cross from the left that Guerrero powers across Reina and into the bottom-right corner!
70' GOAL! Milan 1-1 Olympiakos Piraeus (Cutrone)
It's 1-1, and it's the substitute Cutrone who gets his side back on terms! This is a goal to rival the first - Rodriguez produces an unbelievable delivery from the left, and Cutrone powers a header right into the top corner! Game on!
76' GOAL! Milan 2-1 Olympiakos Piraeus (Higuain)
IT'S 2-1 TO MILAN! Higuain receives the ball in the box from substitute Calhanoglu and cuts back across his marker, working a yard of space in the box before sliding a left-footed shot into the net to put his side into the lead!
79' GOAL! Milan 3-1 Olympiakos Piraeus (Cutrone)
CUTRONE MAKES IT 3-1! Unbelievable! The substitutes link up this time to extend Milan's lead, with Calhanoglu fizzing a low ball across the face of goal for Cutrone to tap into an empty net!
Match Report
Gonzalo Higuain returned from injury to help a Patrick Cutrone-inspired AC Milan come from behind in a 3-1 win over Olympiacos in the Europa League.
Argentina striker Higuain, sidelined with a leg problem for the past two matches, scored in between Cutrone's crucial brace amid a game-changing burst of three goals in nine second-half minutes.
Milan had slipped back into old habits prior to their 70th-minute equaliser, struggling to convert possession into chances as their six-match unbeaten run in all competitions appeared destined to end.
But, having fallen behind to Miguel Angel Guerrero's first-half header, the Serie A side rallied upon Cutrone's introduction and overcame a lacklustre opening hour to stay top of Group F on six points.
Line-ups
Milan XI: Pepe Reina, C. Zapata, L. Biglia, G. Higuaín, Bonaventura, R. Rodríguez, Bakayoko, Castillejo, Suso, Romagnoli, Calabria
Subs: Musacchio, Borini, Calhanoglu, D. Laxalt, Kessié, G. Donnarumma, Cutrone
Olympiakos Piraeus XI: Y. Touré, Torosidis, Bibras Natcho, Guilherme, Ioannis Fetfatzidis, Guerrero, Roderick Miranda, José Sá, L. Koutris, Nahuel, P. Cissé
Subs: K. Fortounis, Andreas Gianniotis, Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub, Daniel Podence, Y. Meriah, Thanasis Androutsos, Mohamed Camara