AC Milan produced a dramatic late comeback against Udinese at the Stadio Friuli on Saturday night, with two substitutes making themselves heroes off the bench.
2023/2024 Serie A
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Match Report
The visitors opened the scoring in the 31st minute when Loftus-Cheek netted his third Serie A goal of the season, sidefooting Hernandez’s cutback into the corner with the aid of a slight deflection.
After the incident involving Maignan, the hosts levelled when Samardzic’s curling left-footed shot from just outside the area gave the goalkeeper no chance.
Udinese took the lead in the 62nd minute, through Thauvin. The 30-year-old former Newcastle winger capitalised on weak defending from Fernandez and Tijani Reijnders before beating the exposed Maignan with a left-footed shot.
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Yacine Adli should have done better for the visitors when unmarked at the far post in the 79th minute, then Giroud headed wide, under pressure, soon after.
The visitors equalised in the 82nd minute, Jovic reacting quickly to finish off from close range after Giroud’s deflected shot had struck the bar, just seven minutes after the Serbian’s introduction.
Giroud saw a shot tipped over in added time before Okafor got the visitors’ winner in the third minute of added-time, blasting in unmarked at the far post after Giroud had won a header.
The goal extended Milan’s winning run to four matches and reduced the gap on table-topping city rivals Inter to six points.
Line-ups
Udinese XI: Pereyra, Hassane Kamara, Walace, Sandi Lovrić, N. Perez, Maduka Okoye, Lorenzo Lucca, João Ferreira, Lazar Samardžić, Festy Ebosele, Thomas Kristensen
Subs: Padelli, Kabasele, Silvestri, Thauvin, Lautaro Giannetti, Masina, Success, Kingsley Ehizibue, Brenner, Martín Payero, Oier Zarraga, Jordan Zemura, Etienne Camara, Antonio Tikvic
Milan XI: Kjaer, Giroud, Maignan, Loftus-Cheek, Calabria, Theo, Pulisic, Gabbia, Yacine Adli, Tijjani Reijnders, Leao
Subs: Mirante, Florenzi, Sportiello, Jovic, Noah Okafor, Yunus Musah, Luka Romero, Filippo Terracciano, Chaka Traorè, Jan-Carlo Simic, Álex Jiménez, Kevin Zeroli