When Inter played away to Atalanta, AC Milan saw a great opportunity to reach the top, because only 2 points behind Inter, as long as they defeated 14th-placed Spezia at home, Milan would surpass their rivals in the same city and reach the top of Serie A!
What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Milan had the upper hand, 40% possession and 25-10 shots on goal. However, because of a ridiculous penalty in the 92nd minute, Milan did not have a chance to kill. A minute later, Spezia scored a deadlock, 2-1 to 1-2, and the 3 points in his hand became 0 points!
The Serie A tournament, which was held in the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, caused an uproar. Even Spezia's head coach Thiago Motta confessed after the game: "This is football, everyone will get something, some people will lose something!" ”
In regular time, the two teams played 1-1 and the match entered stoppage time.
Milan, who played at home, continued to bombard, and in the 92nd minute, Milan's attack finally blossomed again, Ibrahimovic made the ball, and Rebić got the ball and prepared to shoot outside the box.
At the moment he got up, Spezia's defenders kicked him straight down, but the ball continued to roll in the direction of the Spezia goal.
Messias seized this golden opportunity and shot straight into the far corner, a perfect arc, the ball pierced through the goal, Milan scored!
Just as the players were getting ready to celebrate, the referee on duty, Serra, stepped forward, decisively signaled that the goal was invalid, and the penalty he gave was before Messias shot, Rebic was fouled and his whistle sounded. So, what Milan deserves is a free kick up front.
Sierra's penalty completely angered milan's players, and everyone's mood was almost out of control. Just one minute later, Spezia took advantage of Milan's big attack and completed the counter-kill!
What made the Milan players even more angry was that before the players could complete the final attack, Sierra hurriedly blew the final whistle!
In this way, Milan's 3 points became 0 points, and Milan, which was supposed to surpass Inter by 1 point, continued to rank second in the table, 2 points behind Inter.
According to the scorching situation of the competition for the top spot in Serie A this season, if the season really ends and Inter milan wins the championship with less than 3 points, the total value of the team is 474 million, and Milan, who has won the First Division championship 18 times, will swallow endless bitterness.
After the match, Milan coach Pioli revealed in an interview with The Milan Sport newspaper: "The referee on duty has realized that he made a mistake and he has apologized to us for it... He admitted to making a mistake, but there was no way I could, we had a chance to win the game and the night was really bad! ”
Not only that, the Italian Referees Association also apologized to Milan for the first time, and the 39-year-old referee on duty, Serra, is likely to be punished by a long-term ban!