At 19:30 Beijing time on January 9, while the Chinese Football Association Cup Taishan VS Harbor staged a peak showdown, the 21st round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: one of the favorites to win the championship, AC Milan, played Venice at the level of relegation team.
AC Milan started in a 4231 formation, with Ibrahimovic playing as a centre-forward, Leo, Díaz and Celle Markles on the forward line, double backs Bakayoko and Tornelli, four defenders Teio, Gabia, Kalulu and Florenzi, goalkeeper Menion.
Venice started 4321 and Thomas Henry was set to play in the centre forward position.
The total value of the starting eleven, AC Milan is 230 million euros, Venice is 53.9 million euros, from the perspective of value, AC Milan lineup strength is obviously far above Venice.
After AC Milan beat Jose Mourinho's Roma 3-1 at home in the last round, Italian star Tacinadi praised: "AC Milan have never played at such a high pace before, and if they can keep it, then they will be unbeatable." ”
In the Serie A standings, AC Milan ranked second with 45 points in 20 games, 1 point behind Inter in multiple rounds, and the championship is still interesting. Venice scored 17 points in 19 games, ranking 16th, and the relegation pressure is not small.
As soon as the match began, AC Milan made a fantastic start, Theo went straight, Leo passed the ball to the goal, and Ibrahimovic grabbed the ball and hit the goal. AC Milan led Venice 1-0.
After taking the lead, AC Milan's offensive attack was higher than the wave, and Leo and Special Olympics were very active in attacking at one forward and one defender. In the 7th minute, Leo took the ball inside and shot inside, which was blocked by Romero. In the 8th minute, AC Milan's corner kick was released, the ball came to the top of the arc of the penalty area, and Theo directly volleyed the goal, high over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, AC Milan's free kick in front of the field, Florenc, Tornali and Theo played a combination, and Teo's shot allowed Romero to complete the save.
In the 38th minute, Venice's free-kick from the front was sent off when Thomas Henry's header from inside the penalty area was confiscated by Menion.
In the first half, although the score was only 1:0, Milan again showed a crushing attack.
Shortly after the start of the second half, AC Milan extended the score, Leo went straight, and Theo scored.
In the 57th minute, the veteran Ibrahimovic's shot was blocked after completing the steal in the penalty area, and Theo's follow-up shot was blocked by Svoboda in front of the goal, he was not a goalkeeper, so he gave AC Milan a penalty and was also sent off with a red card. Theo scored a penalty to lock the score at 3:0.
Winning this game, Milan have recently won three consecutive Serie A games, accumulating 48 points in 21 games to reach the top of the Serie A table, 2 points ahead of the second inter, and Inter is two rounds behind Milan. Inter will face rivals Lazio at home this round, and Atalanta, which is far stronger than Lazio in the next round, and if they can't win back-to-back, Milan will sit at the top of the Serie A table. In the next round, Milan hosts Spezia, who is relegated, and it is natural to take all three points.