Franck Kessie scored twice to see off SPAL but AC Milan fell agonisingly short of squeezing into Serie A's top four on the final day.
2018/2019 Serie A
2-3
Match Events
5' Piatek’s powerful strike stopped
Excellent stop by Viviano to deny Piatek! The striker was played through on goal by Suso and only had the keeper to beat from a tight angle, but Viviano got down well and made the save, putting the ball out of play for a corner.
18' GOAL! SPAL 0-1 Milan (Calhanoglu)
Calhanoglu fires the visitors ahead and puts them into the Champions League places for now. Kessie gets forward down the left wing, he gets to the byline and pulls the ball back to Calhanoglu on the edge of the box, who slides it into the bottom corner of the net, just out of the reach of Viviano.
23' GOAL! SPAL 0-2 Milan (Kessie)
Kessie was the provider for the first and now he has scored the second! Superb move and finish from the midfielder, who showed great feet in the box to shift the ball away from his marker and then power it into the top corner.
28' GOAL! SPAL 1-2 Milan (Vicari)
Vicari rises highest in the box as Murgia whips the free-kick into the penalty area, the defender flicks the ball on and it flies straight into the far corner of the net.
53' GOAL! SPAL 2-2 Milan (Fares)
Fares gets away from his marker in the box and powers his header into the back of the net, past the diving Reina. Poor defending by Milan, who should've learnt from their mistakes, after letting Fares in at the back post just a few minutes earlier.
66' Penalty Goal! SPAL 2-3 Milan (Kessie)
Kessie converts from the penalty spot and Milan are back in the lead, it's 3-2! The midfielder steps up to take the penalty and cooly converts the spot-kick, sending the keeper the wrong way.
Match Report
AC Milan will spend a sixth season outside the Champions League despite completing their Serie A campaign with a Franck Kessie-inspired 3-2 win at SPAL on Sunday.
The Ivory Coast international scored twice after setting up Hakan Calhanoglu's opener but victories for Atalanta and Inter, who scored in the 81st minute to overcome Empoli 2-1, forced the Rossoneri to settle for fifth and a place in the Europa League.
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