At 21:00 Beijing time on May 1, the 35th round of Serie A ushered in a focus battle: the leader AC Milan hosted the fierce rivals Fiorentina.
AC Milan 34 points, the first place in the Serie A table, 2 points ahead of the second Inter Milan, as long as they win the last 4 games, they will force the defending champions to win the title. But it's not easy to beat Fiorentina. AC Milan have only lost one away game in Serie A this season, to Fiorentina. Fiorentina, which finishes seventh in the Serie A table with 34 points and 56 points, also have hopes of qualifying for European competition.
In the game, AC Milan started 4231, center Giroud, forward Leo, Díaz, Messias, double backs Casey and Tornelli, four defenders Teio, Tomori, Kalulu, Calabria, goalkeeper Menion. The total value of the starting eleven is 330 million euros.
Fiorentina started 433, Cabral, Sabonara and N. Gonzalez three forwards, midfielders Duncan, Amrabat and Mahler, four defenders Biragi, Igor, Mirenkovic and Vinuti, goalkeeper Terraciano. The total value of the starting eleven is 110 million euros.
After the game began, the two sides fought fiercely. In the 6th minute, Teoneche scored a goal with a powerful shot, which was invalidated by the offside of his teammates. In the 10th minute, a Corner Kick from Fiorentina was deflected and one of Igor's blasts was deflected just wide. In the 11th minute, a small angle shot from inside the Special Olympics penalty area hit the side-netting.
In the 15th minute, Casey's accurate cut through the middle of the road, Olivier Giroud formed a single knife, facing the goalkeeper but the shot was deflected, missing a good opportunity to score.
In the 32nd minute, Theo snatched Duncan from the front and crossed into the box to be saved by the goalkeeper, and Casey made up for it.
In the 42nd minute, AC Milan's free-kick was sent out and Calabria's shot was blocked, followed by another shot high.
In the 47th minute, Olivier Giroud's cross was met by Leo's close-range shot from the defender, but it went high over the crossbar and AC Milan missed another chance to score.
In the 58th minute, Milan's veteran Bonaventura came off the bench.
In the 66th minute, Ibrahimovic came on and replaced Giroud.
In the 71st minute, Milan counter-attacked quickly, Te'o crossed and Rebić's shot was blocked.
In the 75th minute, Bonaventura launched an attack on the left, Cabral header was scored, and Menion reacted quickly to defuse it.
There are less than 10 minutes left in the game, the score is still 0:0, Milan defense is doing well, but it is difficult to break through the purple lily's door, if it ends with this score, then take advantage of Inter's 1:2 loss to Bologna to grasp the initiative to win the championship, will be lost.
In the 82nd minute, Ibrahimovic pressed forward, causing the Fiorentina goalkeeper to make a mistake, Leo took the ball and flashed out of the angle to hit the goal, and the ball was scored! It's a killer ball!
In the end, AC Milan beat Fiorentina 1-0 at home, and the 3 points were finally in hand. With 75 points in 35 games, the lead over Inter has expanded to 5 points, and whether Inter can catch up depends on the outcome of the later away game against Udinese, and the pressure comes to the defending champions.
The goal was compared to Henry's Leo, and the opportunity to attack was created by Ibrahimovic.