Relying on goals from Giroud, Messias and Leo, Milan opened the scoring with a victory over Roma in the opening game of 2022. Abraham's stupid delivery of points, Ibanes Oolong assist became the key reason for the Red Wolf Army's defeat.
For Milan, this campaign has a special significance, it is the 3,000th game in the history of Milan in Serie A. Facing Roma, coached by Mourinho, Milan are bound to win.
Just four minutes into the opening, a volley from the front of the Te O penalty area was blocked by Patricio. However, the video assistant referee believed that Abraham deliberately handballed, and after reviewing the slow motion, referee Chifi awarded a penalty and a yellow card to warn Abraham.
In slow motion, the penalty was undisputed, with Abraham deliberately extending his left arm to block the ball. Italian Football commented, "Abraham, it's so stupid to do that. The fans immediately followed, "I can't believe it, he will be so stupid!" ”
Giroud scored his fifth Serie A goal of the season, all five at home. Of the top five league players who scored at least five goals, only Alam and Bruno Fernandez scored at home.
In the 17th minute, the Roma player again made a low-level mistake, Ibáñez subconsciously returned the pass, was broken by Giroud and hit the post, And Messias scored to break the goal.
After delivering a penalty, Tammy Abraham completed the redemption, blocking Pellegrini's long-range shot into the goal in the 41st minute to recover a point for Roma.
Before the end of the first half, the two teams clashed twice, the protagonists were Theo and Karlsdorp, after the first clash, both were yellow carded, and after the second clash, Pellegrini was yellow carded and Milan manager Andre Romeo was sent off with a red card.
In the second half, Milan continued to take the initiative, with Díaz firing hard into the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Karlsdorp flew to tackle Theo and received his second yellow card for leaving the field. Florenzi then took a free-kick and fired a powerful shot over the crossbar.
Substitutes Ibrahimovic and Leo teamed up to score, the former cleverly assisted, the latter ran to win, Milan sealed the victory. In stoppage time, Mancini pushed Leo out of the field and sent a penalty, but Ibrahimovic conceded a penalty.
In the end, Milan beat Roma 3-1 to claim their 1,453rd victory in Serie A. With 3 red cards, 4 goals and 2 hits on the goalpost in one game, it was a crazy game.