Milan won 3-1 on the Verona field in the match of the 36th matchday and returned to the top of the Serie A standings with 80 points, keeping 2 points clear of Inter. The Rossoneri collected Verona’s goal in the 38th minute, scoring with Faraoni after a splendid group action. Milan managed to equalize before the interval. At 47 ‘Leao lights up on the left wing, ball in the center and Tonali bags for the 1-1. At the start of the second half the formation of Pioli puts the arrow. Leao, still him, accelerates and offers Tonali the ball to push into the net: 1-2 in the 50th minute. Milan closes the score in the 87th minute with Florenzi, who enters the area and shoots diagonally: 1-3.
THE MATCH
Milan have a strong start, try to unblock them as soon as possible so as not to complicate life. Great intensity right from the start, Krunic wants to return Pioli’s confidence by touching the goal on two occasions. Tonali would also score him, but his goal was canceled for an offside of centimeters. The number 8, inspired, almost sends Calabria on the net, on which the great Montipò responds. Verona suffering from Rossoneri aggression in the first 20 ‘, but on a couple of occasions manages to show up with a few quick plays: Caprari and Simeone scare Maignan, then the goal arrives, in the 38th minute with Faraoni.
Splendid play by the Scala team with Caprari pocketing for Lazovic on the left, cross on the opposite out where he finds the Scaligeri captain who heads over the goalkeeper. It is his fourth goal in this league. Milan who finds the strength to react and draws in full recovery: Tomori takes Leao in depth, the Portuguese from the left sinks towards the area, puts in the middle for Tonali who this time yes, he gets his birthday present and makes 1-1.
At 50 ‘the Serie A leaders overturn the game thanks to a quick counterattack: Saelemaekers recovers a ball at the edge of his own area and raps Rafael Leao. The Portuguese flies towards the area by pressing on the accelerator, finally serving Tonali for the tap-in with an empty net. First two goals in his career for the midfielder. A goal that has an enormous specific weight, because it arrives in the first minutes of the second half, allowing the Rossoneri to be able to manage.
In the end there is also glory for Florenzi: the full-back returns to the field after missing the last four games, enters in the 84th minute and three minutes later puts the exclamation point on the game with a splendid diagonal that ends up in the furthest low corner. . Curtain.
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