After having chained two draws in Serie A and one in the Italian Cup against Inter, the players of AC Milan had carried out a very good operation in the race for the title by winning against Naples at the weekend. end last (0-1). This Saturday evening at San Siro, the Milanese (1st) received Empoli (13th), with the intention of temporarily taking a five-point lead over Inter. Their opponent of the day remained on a long series of 12 games without a win in all competitions (6 draws, 6 losses). For this meeting Stefano Pioli decided to align the French Mike Maignan, Pierre Kalulu and Olivier Giroud, while the Italian hopeful Andrea Pinamonti was responsible for occupying the point of the attack of Empoli.
The Milanese had control over the match and it was logical that they opened the scoring thanks to a very nice strike from Pierre Kalulu from outside the area (19th) after a free kick from Olivier Giroud blocked by the Wall. A few minutes later, Florenzi tried a powerful shot from the left which narrowly missed the target (37th) before Pinamonti responded with a shot from outside the area (38th). Giroud then failed to score the Milanese’s second goal with a header just before half-time (45′). The Milanese finally returned to the locker room with 12 shots (3 on target). In the second half the debates were more balanced and neither team managed to find the net. Mike Maignan reassured everyone at the end of the match with a good outing to ensure victory for the Milanese. A precious victory that gives AC Milan a 5-point lead.
