The final match of the 19th round of the Italian Serie A turned into a real nervous battle. AC Milan hosted Genoa at home, San Siro, and avoided defeat thanks to a decisive goal in the 90+2nd minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, but the game script brought much more excitement than "one point."
The visitors opened the scoring in the match. In the 28th minute, Colombo put Genoa ahead with an accurate shot. After this goal, "Milan" tried a lot, accelerated attacks, increased pressure, but for a long time there was no result: one shot went off track, one hit the defense, and another - there was no problem for the goalkeeper.
Time passed, and Genoa was very close to snatching the victory. But the very last minutes of the game changed everything.
In the 90+2nd minute, Leau scored a save, saving Milan from defeat. The atmosphere in the stands of "San Siro" changed instantly: the team was rescued, the fans rested.
But the most "shocking" part of the drama was still ahead. In the 90+9th minute, Genoa secured a penalty. If Stanciu had converted this penalty, the Genoese team would have made a big sensation and taken the three points to Genoa, not Rome. However, the penalty was off target - and Milan once again took the side of luck.
As a result, Allegri's team remained in second place with 39 points. Now, the gap between them and the leaders, Inter, is three points. Genoa, led by De Rossi, sits in 17th place with 16 points - meaning they're not far from the bottom zone, and each point is a matter of life and death for them.
Series A. Round 19
AC Milan - Genoa 1:1
January 8, "San Siro"
Goals: Leao (90+2) - Colombo (28).
Missed penalty: Stanciu (90+9).
AC Milan: Menyan, Tomori, Gabbia (Atekame, 75), Pavlovic, Salemakers (Fullkrug, 65), Fofana (Loftus-Cheek, 46), Modric, Rabio, Bartesaga, Pulisic, Leão.
Genoa: Leali, Marcandalli, Ostigor, Vazquez, Norton-Caffy, Frendrup, Malinovsky (Ellersson, 64), Torsby (Mazini, 63), Caricol (Stanciu, 83), Vitinha (Ekhator, 75), Colombo (Otoa, 83).
Yellow cards: Gabbia (70), Leali (80), Menyan (90+7), Pavlovich (90+9).
The conclusion is this: "Milan" survived this time at the "last breath." But in the championship race, such games have two effects - either they strengthen the team spiritually, or they make the problems even more obvious. Nevertheless, at the San Siro, this evening was not just an ordinary 90 minutes for fans, but a full-fledged thriller.
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