In the 25th round of Serie A, AC Milan welcomed Sampdoria at home. Prior to this match, AC Milan had been in pretty good form in the league for some time, and coupled with the average form of rivals Inter, their situation in the table had also improved, and as long as they managed to score 3 points in this game, they would be back at the top of the points. In the end, AC Milan beat their opponents 1:0 to achieve their second consecutive league victory.
In terms of starting lineup, AC Milan coach Pioli still line-up the 4231 formation, the goalkeeper position Ofion still starts, Andomori returned to the starting lineup to partner Romagnoli at centre-back. Calabria was given a chance to play at right-back, and at left-back, Pioli handed over the starting position to Florenzi in the absence of Theo Hernandez. At the back, Tonari, who has performed well this season, came alongside Benasser, and in the front back position was Díaz, who was technically capable. The left winger was Leo; Messias replaced Salmachus as right winger. With Ibrahimovic still not returning from injury, Giroud is still the team's natural choice for the center forward position.
After the start of the game, AC Milan had pretty good luck and they quickly took the lead. It took Leo just seven minutes to give the team the lead. After receiving a long pass from Menion, Leo showed an excellent ability to break through and finish. AC Milan's advantage in possession is still very clear, and they have a firm control over the rhythm of the attack. However, due to Sampdoria's limited offensive ability, the opportunities that both sides subsequently had were rather limited with AC Milan solid defense. At the end of the pitch, Florenzi sent a very good long pass and Olivier Giroud grabbed the second drop point, but his shot did not grasp the angle. After that, Messias on the right also got a very good chance, he received a header from Olivier Giroud, and the shot from the front of the box was powerful, but was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the second half, Sampdoria stepped up the attack, and AC Milan adopted more defensive counter-attack tactics. In the first ten minutes, Sampdoria had a clear advantage, threatening AC Milan's goal several times. With the opponent stepping up the midfield press, the role of the three attackers behind Olivier Giroud could not be well played. Especially Díaz, his physical confrontation ability is average, the competitive state is not the best, it is difficult to do a good job in the counterattack to do a good job in the midfield strategy and scheduling. In this case, Pioli showed a very good ability to adjust, almost "one move to win". He replaced Salmachus, Rebic and Casey. Among them, Casey appeared in the forward position, and Pioli hoped to use his excellent physical fitness and forward consciousness to strengthen the team's offensive ability, while pressing the opponent at a high position. Rebich and Salmakos are still on the two flanks they are familiar with.
After the appearance of these 3 players, AC Milan's attack has ushered in a significant improvement. They created many chances in a row, and Tonari's strategy in midfield was excellent, passing out a few beautiful passes, but the shots of players such as Olivier Giroud and Rebić failed to penetrate the ten fingers of the opposing goalkeeper. Defensively, however, both sides did not do a good job of intercepting in the middle, and Sampdoria, under sensi, also got a few very good chances, but they also failed to take advantage of it.
After the match, AC Milan won 17 of the 25 league games, drew 4, lost 4 and scored 55 points, successfully overtaking Inter milan and Napoli to reach the top of the table. Considering that both rivals have a European mandate, AC Milan have already taken the lead in this season's league title race. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)