Serie A: Milan suffered a tragic second-reading seconds and did not have the opportunity to return to the top position

In the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, in the 22nd round of the 2021-22 Serie A season, AC Milan sat at the San Siro Stadium to meet Spezia. With Inter having failed to win before, Milan will return to the top of the table if they win. In the end, Milan lost 1-2 and still finished second in the table.

In the first half, in the 41st minute, there was a mistake in the Proveldel penalty area, Leo decisively grabbed it, the two fell to the ground after physical contact, and the VAR replay referee finally awarded a penalty. Theo took the penalty and deflected the ball and Milan missed the chance to score. Near stoppage time, Milan played a counterattack, Clunic picked up a pass in the middle of the circle, Leo received the ball and burst into the box, single-handedly facing the goalkeeper deftly rubbed the goal, Milan broke the deadlock. At half-time, Milan 1-0 Spezia.

In the second half, Wilder lowered the ball across the net, Agudlow arrived in time to easily push the shot and Spezia equalised.

In the 91st minute, Rebić sent a direct shot that Metias pumped into the net in front of goal, but the referee blew the defender for a foul in advance, and the goal was invalid. On the pressure on Milan, who wanted to score, the back line suffered a blow. In the 95th minute, Spezia played a defensive counter-attack, Kovalenko knocked the ball across near the penalty spot, Giassi stepped in and pushed the shot, and Spezia completed the second-reading kill. The match ended with Milan losing 1-2 to Spezia.

It is worth mentioning that the first leg of the two sides this season, the score of the two teams is also 1-2, but Milan won the opponent with the death of Díaz, the roles of the two teams were exchanged in this game, and Milan had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit of the defeat.

List of appearances for both sides:

AC Milan: 16-Minegan/25-Florenzi (69 mins, 2-Calabria), 20-Kalulu, 46-Gabia, 19-Theo/33-Clonitsch, 41-Bakayoko/56-Salmakles (56 minutes, 30-Messias), 10-Díaz (69 minutes, 9-Giroud), 17-Leo (83 minutes, 12-Rebić)/11-Ibrahimovic

Spezia: 94-Propforder/27-Amien, 28-Eric, 43-Nicklaus, 13-Recca/14-Kiville, 20-Bastoni, 11-Giassi/25-Maggiore (79 minutes, 8-Kovalenco), 10-Wild, 9-Manaí (57 minutes, 33-Agudero)