Milan snatched a hard-earned victory against its host Hellas Verona, with two goals against a goal, in the meeting that brought them together today in the tenth week of the Italian League.
Milan’s two goals were scored by Miguel Veloso (9th s) and Sandro Tonali (81st s), while Quarry Gunter (19th s) scored Verona’s goal.
With this victory, Milan raised its score to 23 points in third place in the standings, while Verona’s balance froze at 5 points in 18th place.
Milan entered the atmosphere of the match quickly. In the ninth minute, the Rossoneri managed to score the advance goal after Rafael Liao penetrated from the left side into the area and passed a cross ball that hit Veloso of Verona and changed its direction to enter the net by mistake.
Then Milan almost doubled the result quickly, after Liao started again from the left side to pass to Ibrahim Diaz and in turn passed it on a plate to Giroud, who was alone in the goal to try to shoot the ball over the goalkeeper, but it went to the side of the left post outside the field.
In the 19th minute, Verona was able to equalize the score after Gunther ran from the left side to hit the ball towards the goal, but it hit the defender Gabia to change its direction and net the goalkeeper Tatarusano and announce the equalizer for Verona.
Verona had a real chance in the last minute of the first half, from a corner kick taken inside the area, which was met by Gunther with a header that passed in front of the goal to be distracted by the defense.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli made his first substitutions at the beginning of the second half, by removing the duo Olivier Giroud and Ibrahim Diaz, to push the attacking duo Ante Rebic and Divock Origi.
And the beginning of the half was almost witnessing a second goal for the owners of the land after a ball deep in the defense reached Hrostik on the right side inside the penalty area, to launch a powerful shot that passed next to Tatarusano’s right post.
Milan’s response came quickly, and after two minutes, the substitute Ante Rebic got an excellent pass from left-back Theo Hernandez, so the Croatian fired a powerful ground shot towards the goal, which the goalkeeper shone and brilliantly removed it from his goal.
Verona’s attempts continued against Milan, and in the 56th minute, she passed a cross ball from the left side into the penalty area to be met by substitute Piccoli, who participated only two minutes ago, with an excellent header that hit the crossbar to bounce outside the area and Gunter followed it with a missile that passed along the crossbar and touched the upper net of the goal outside the stadium.
Verona midfielder Adrian Tamiz received the ball wrongly inside the Rossoneri penalty area, to try to adjust his position and pass a cross in front of the goal, which Piccoli met with a weak shot that reached the middle of the goal to the hands of the goalkeeper Tatarusano.
Goalkeeper Montepo jumped up and saved a double chance for Milan after a missile shot from Theo Hernandez from outside the area in the 76th minute. The goalkeeper brilliantly removed it to bounce to the right to Tonali, who passed it into the area and Rebic met her with an elaborate header toward the net. Montepo shone again and kept her away from his goal.
Two minutes later, Origi received a pass from his colleague Rebic in front of the penalty area, the Belgian striker hit it strong, but his ball went wide of the goal to the outside of the field.
Tonali finally managed to score Milan’s second goal in the 81st minute, after a counterattack reached Rebic on the left side, to pass it deep into the Verona defense to Tonali, who was alone in the goal to put the ball between the goalkeeper’s feet in the net.
The match erupted in the last seconds after a corner was executed inside the area, which was met by one of the Verona players with a header, the moment the goalkeeper left, to be distracted by the defense.
Milan almost fired a bullet of mercy at Verona in the 90 + 4 minute, after a counter-attack by 4 players that reached Tonali at the end to launch a missile shot, and Montepo continued his brilliance and kept it away from his net.
