MILANO – Sensational at San Siro. Spezia imposes a 2-1 comeback against Milan, in the postponement of the 22nd matchday of Serie A. Leao’s goal in the first half is not enough for the Rossoneri, immediately after a missed penalty by Theo Hernandez. In the second half, Thiago Motta’s Ligurians overturned the result before with Agudelo and then with Gyasi in full recovery.
Milan furious with the referee Serra who shortly before did not grant the advantage rule and made a goal by Messias in vain to whistle a foul on Rebic. For the Spezia three very heavy points with a view to salvation, the Ligurians now have six points ahead of Cagliari third from last. Milan chews bitterly, who misses the opportunity to overtake Inter at the top of the table and indeed now risks slipping to -5 from the Nerazzurri.
In Milan, Pioli fielded Ibrahimovic at the center of the attack, with Saelemaekers, Diaz and Leao in support. For the Swedish bomber this is match number 150 in the Rossoneri shirt. In goal Maignan recovered, in defense given the many absences there is still space for the young couple composed of Kalulu and Gabbia with Florenzi on the right and Theo on the left. In the middle of the field, Tonali suspended, Krunic and Bakayoko play.
In La Spezia, Thiago Motta relies on the trident made up of Gyasi, Manaj and Verde. As expected, Milan immediately mastered the game. The Rossoneri rely above all on Leao’s accelerations to try to unhinge Spezia’s defense. The Portuguese winger tries after just 2 minutes with a right just wide, then in the quarter of an hour he engages Provedel with a diagonal left low shot deflected for a corner.
AC Milan’s forcing is constant, while the Rossoneri are still dangerous with Saelemaekers and Ibrahimovic within seconds. The target practice towards Provedel’s goal continues with Leao, Ibrahimovic and Saelemaekers. At half an hour, however, it is Spezia to touch the advantage on the counterattack with Reca: Maignan saves Milan. At the end of the time everything happens: at 44 ‘Leao gets a penalty for a foul by Provedel after a wrong control with his feet.
The VAR recalls Serra who had initially whistled the Portuguese outstretched leg. From the spot, however, Theo Hernandez kicks wide. In the recovery comes the well-deserved advantage of Milan signed by Leao, with a lob to beat Provedel at the exit. This time it is Spezia to protest for a possible initial foul by Krunic on Manaj.
In the second half the music does not change, it is always Milan who lead the dance
Rossoneri dangerous several times with Saelemaekers, Ibrahimovic, Leao and the newly entered Messias. The Spezia, however, does not give up and in turn looks out from the parts of Maignan with the head shots of Nikolaou and Erlic. On the third attempt, the Ligurians surprisingly found the equalizer with Agudelo in the 64th minute, good at pushing Green’s assist from the left behind Maignan. Milan defense unprepared for the occasion. Pioli’s team feels the blow and swerves again in defense, Spezia again dangerous with Amian.
The Rossoneri try to shake up
Pioli also sent Giroud in place of Diaz for a physical and expert attack with Ibrahimovic. The Spezia, however, defends well and indeed on the counterattack almost twice the advantage first with Maggiore and then with the newly entered Kovalenko.
In the final, the Rossoneri try the assault by touching the goal again with Ibrahimovic. Then the referee mistakenly stopped the game for a foul on Rebic on the edge, not giving the advantage to Messias who had scored with a left at the crossroads. On the punishment a super Provedel responds to Ibra, the duel is repeated on the corner kick with the goalkeeper’s parade on a header by the Swede. At 96 ‘comes the joke for Milan, with Gyasi who on the counterattack scores the 2-1 goal that makes the joy explode at La Spezia.(LaPresse)
