In the early morning of January 7, Beijing time, the 20th round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle, with AC Milan facing Roma at home. In the first half, Olivier Giroud and Messias scored successively, and the home team once led by two goals. In the 40th minute, Tammy Abraham pulled a goal back. In the second half, Mourinho made a desperate bet to strengthen the attack with Gian, Sharawi and Shomurodov. In the 74th minute, Karstoop left the field red. In the 82nd minute, Leo single-handedly scored. In the final moments, Gianluca Mancini also left the field red, but Ibrahimovic missed a penalty. In the end, the match ended, and AC Milan won 3-1 against Roma. With one more round, AC Milan are just one point away from the leader Inter Milan.
High standings
Competition focus
1. For the first time since July 2020, Olivier Olivier
2. AC Milan ushered in the 3,000th Serie A game in the history of the team.
3. Kyal, Romagnoli and Tomori are absent for some reason, and AC Milan coach Pioli can only discharge the young center-back combination of Kalulu + Gabia.
4. So far this season, Tammy Abraham has been directly involved in 10 league goals (7 goals and 3 assists).
Wonderful review
In the 4th minute, AC Milan corner kick opportunity, Abraham's header was cleared, Theo Hernandez got the ball and fired a left-footed shot, Patricio bravely sealed it. The referee then watched the video replay and found Abraham fouled for handball in the penalty area, with AC Milan winning the penalty. Olivier Giroud deceived Patricio and hit the penalty firmly.
In the 17th minute, the home team extended their lead, Ibanez made a mistake in returning the pass, Giroud broke the ball and shot into the neutral post, and Messias quickly caught up with a left-footed push to break the goal.
In the 24th minute, Tammy Abraham turned around and headed straight, Zaniolo forced his foot to hit the goal with Florenzi's interference, and Menion sealed the ball off the line.
In the 40th minute, Veretto fired a corner kick from the right and Lorenzo Pellegrini's long-range shot bounced into the net of Tammy Abraham's leg and Roma pulled a city back.
In the 59th minute, Mkhitaryan took the ball to instigate the attack, Abraham got the ball and turned to hit the goal, and Menion quickly fell to the ground to seal the bottom line.
In the 61st minute, Roma fired a corner kick from the left, Giroud was cleared out, Velette followed up with a long-range shot that was blocked by Menion, and Ibanes, who was in an offside position, made up for it in front of goal, but it was still rejected by Menion.
In the 74th minute, Karlsdorp brought down Theo, two yellows turned red and left the field, and then Florenzi's free-kick hit the post directly.
In the 82nd minute, Ibrahimovic chested the ball and Leo burst into the penalty area at high speed with a single knife ball to easily break the goal.
In injury time, Gianluca Mancini knocked down Leo in the penalty area, turning two yellows and one red. Ibrahimovic's penalty was blocked by Patricio.
Technical statistics
Player ratings
Leo 7.5 points, Messias 7.8 points
Appearances line-up
AC Milan: 16-Minegan, 25-Florenzi (78'14-Andrea Conte), 46-Gabia, 20-Kalulu, 19-Theo Hernandez, 8-Tornali, 33-Crucic (64'41-Bakayok), 30-Messias, 10-Brahim Díaz, 56-Salemax (65'17-Raphael Leo), 9-Giroud (78'11-Ibrahimovic)
Rome: 1- Patricio, 23-Gianluca Mancini, 6-Smalling, 3-Ibanes, 2-Karlstop, 7-Lorenzo Pellegrini (69'92-Shaarawi), 17-Velato (69'4-Christant), 77-Mkhitaryan, 5-Binha (69'64-Gian), 22-Zagnolo, 9-Abraham (75'14-Shomurodov)