In the early morning of February 20, Beijing time, the 26th round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: AC Milan, who is determined to win the championship, played the weak team Salernitana.
Before the campaign, AC Milan accumulated 55 points in 25 games to lead the Serie A table, 1 point ahead of the second inter Milan in one round of multiple matches, and 2 points ahead of third-place Napoli (25 matches), and there is still hope for the title, but there is no room for any mistakes.
Salenitana has 12 points in 24 games, at the bottom of the Serie A table, against such a team, even if it is an away game, AC Milan's hope of winning is still very high. If they win, AC Milan will be able to lead Inter Milan by 4 points in the case of two more rounds, and in the eyes of Inter aggregating, "This is a very important game, if Milan win their lead will reach 4 points, Inter will need at least two games to catch up." These are very important stats for teams that are catching up behind them, and sometimes this creates a big difference in psychological stress. ”
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In the campaign, AC Milan started 4231, Giroud continued to serve as the main center, leo, Dias and Messias on the forward line, double back Tonali and Benasser, four defenders Teo, Romanogli, Tomori, Calabria, goalkeeper Menion. The total value of the starting eleven is as high as 300 million euros, while the total value of the opposite first eleven is only 17.8 million euros, and the gap is too large.
After the game began, Salernitana played aggressively. In the 3rd minute, Salernitana counter-attacked and got a good chance, and the famous Ribery missed the opportunity inside the penalty area. In the 4th minute, Salenitana's corner kick was driven by Luca Ranieri, whose shot was saved by Menion.
In the 5th minute, AC Milan broke the deadlock on the field, Theo straight, Messias pushed into the net, AC Milan led 1:0! It was also a dream start.
In the 15th minute, Salernitana was hit again, and midfielder Radovanovic could not hold out due to injury, and could only passively make substitutions, and Ederson came off the bench.
In the 16th minute, Leo broke through in front of the field to win a well-placed free-kick opportunity for AC Milan, and Bennacell took a direct shot at goal, which was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 29th minute, Salenitana's cross from the right was met by Menion and Bonazzoli scored with a barb. Salernitana pulled the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the 72nd minute, Mazoc crossed and Giurić's header was successful. AC Milan trailed 1-2.
In the 77th minute, Milan's long pass from the back, Giroud's header unloaded the ball and Rebić scored from a distance. AC Milan pulled the score to a 2-2 draw.
After that, Milan were unable to extend their results and could only accept a 2-2 draw. After the battle, AC Milan continued to lead the Serie A table with 56 points in 26 matches, but only 2 points ahead of Inter Milan in the second round of the multi-game round, and the top position was not guaranteed at any time. If Inter beat Sassuolo at home in this round, they can regain the top spot. Napoli, if they beat Cagliari away from home, will be able to squeeze AC Milan to third with goal difference in the same score.
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The leader was forced to equalize by the deputy squad leader, which was the first time in nearly 6 years that Serie A had come.