In the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, the 22nd round of Serie A AC Milan was reversed by Spezia 1-2 at home. A blow from referee Serra in stoppage time turned Milan's three points into 0 points.
People always have a time to memorize words, but Milan has planted a lot of heels on Spezia. In the middle of last season, AC Milan shivered in the cold Ligurian sea breeze and eventually lost 2-0 to Spezia, which became a watershed in the season. This time it was in San Siro. By winning this game, Milan will be able to complete a temporary overtaking of their city rivals, although the latter has one less game. In the end, the "true blue and black" Mota on the bench of the away team completed the task given by the old club, but the participants in blocking the opponent, in addition to Mota's soldiers, there was also the referee of the game, Sierra.
The controversy occurred in the 92nd minute: Rebic took the ball outside the box and was fouled from behind the moment the ball was passed, Serra immediately blew a foul, but he had just blown the whistle when he saw the ball enter the box and Messias arced the ball into the far corner of the goal. Seraden, whose face was flushed, reacted that he had made a big mistake. Messias came on as a substitute for Saler Marks tonight, a slump and could have been the messiah of the team again in the final moments.
Born in 1982, Sierra is not the new generation of this season's Serie A in terms of age, but he has only 10 previous Serie A game enforcement experience, and is an absolute newcomer referee. It is worth mentioning that Sierra is quite close to AC Milan, having previously played milan three times, while the Rossoneri have won three times, including a 3-0 home win over Spezia last season.
This time, Serra became Milan's star. His arbitrary whistle at key moments in the game is increasingly incomprehensible today with VAR assistance. After realizing that the penalty was wrong, Sierra immediately apologized publicly to the Milan player on the field, but a "sorry" could not replace the three points lost. It is foreseeable that Sierra will be punished after this battle, and it will certainly not be able to enforce Serie A for a while.
Of course, the referee's question aside, Milan eventually missed the inevitable 3 points, and the team itself made mistakes. Had the ability to take chances better, the Rossoneri could have entered the midfield dressing room with a greater score advantage. Raphael Leon continued to fire, the Portuguese with his right foot to play the arc ball, with his left foot to blast out the ground chop, and once again with a crotch to illuminate the team's offensive inspiration. Ibrahimovic's desire to score was equally strong, with the Swede reaching the milestone of 150 red and black games, using his personal ability to bounce off Ellic's defence in the first half, and then a low shot from the edge of the box, full of power, but was blocked by Providedale with his foot.
Raphael Leon, whose engine is fully revving, is the absolute core of the current Milan attacking end. Toward the end of the half, Leon first used Spezia's failed back-line side-line kick to intercept the ball from Within Provendale's control, forcing the Spezia goalkeeper to make the only mistake of the night. Theo stood in front of the penalty spot, his shot tricked the goalkeeper, but he deflected the goal because he was too keen on the angle. Before Spezia could rejoice, Milan made a comeback: Clunic incarnated as the real "Zidane Bosnia", sending a precise long pass from his own backcourt, Spezia centre-back Nicola Oolong assisted, Leon rushed to the scene, facing the opponent goalkeeper, a cold provocative shot for the team to open the record.
It was Leon's sixth league goal of the season. So far, he has equalled the Serie A goal card of the previous two seasons. The Portuguese seem to have broken through the invisible wall that crosses them and strides towards the top striker. The only problem is physical fitness: Leon still doesn't have the ability to put pressure on his opponents for 90 minutes, and Pioli has to choose the team's "acceleration period".
In the second half, Milan's offensive rhythm gradually subsided, Spezia began to create more opportunities, and finally equalized with a smooth combination of punches: Simone Bastoni scored in midfield, Weld inserted the ball on the left side, then sent a cross, and Agudlow in front of the goal easily wrapped up the net.
The defense of Kalulu and Gabia, at this moment, a huge rift appeared. In the last minute, Milan had just suffered a serious misjudgment, and the players had not yet calmed down, and they were immediately hit by the away team. Kalulu fell behind in a one-on-one match against Agudero, allowing the Colombians to launch an attack, Kovalenko delivering a final pass for Jassi and Gabia failing to return in time. When he was absent from the major general, he was pulled to be a strong man, and both of them had experienced it more than once before, and finally there was a mistake. The eye-catching French defenders of this season played the most dismal game of their red-and-black career tonight, proving that the makeshift pair of centre-backs is not a long-term solution for Milan.
"A night when things don't go well, any team can come across. We happened to catch up tonight and needed to lift our spirits right away. Pioli said so after the game, but his frustration is still palpable. Catching up with Inter did not succeed, but was pulled apart in points, and there were two tough battles against Juve and Inter ahead. For AC Milan, the only consolation is that unlike the game a year ago, this defeat was not a fault, the team played a sharp attack throughout the first half, and showed determination to fight hard after being equalized.
Wen | Shen Tianhao
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