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Serie A | Milan 1-0 Fiorentina: Theo revives Rossoneri

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2 years ago

12:32 am

Theo Hernandez earned and transformed a penalty to offer Milan a much-needed victory over Fiorentina, with 15-year-old Francesco Camarda making historical past as Serie A’s youngest ever participant.

The Rossoneri have been decimated, as Olivier Giroud started a two-match ban with Rafael Leao, Noah Okafor, Simon Kjaer, Ismael Bennacer, Mattia Caldara, Pierre Kalulu, Marco Sportiello and Marco Pellegrino are injured, plus Ruben Loftus-Cheek not totally match both, so 15-year-old Francesco Camarda was on the bench with Luka Jovic dealing with his previous membership. The Viola missed Michael Kayode, Dodo, Gaetano Castrovilli and suspended Luca Ranieri.

Christian Pulisic had the primary likelihood on 23 minutes with a strike off the skin of the boot from the sting of the world, which Pietro Terracciano flew to palm over the crossbar.

Davide Calabria ought to’ve rolled it throughout moderately than tried to beat Terracciano on the close to publish on a Tijjani Reijnders slide-rule move.

Riccardo Sottil fired straight at Mike Maignan and the Nico Gonzalez roller was not far off the highest nook of the online.

Terracciano was examined by a deflected Calabria cross on the close to publish and on the ensuing nook the goalkeeper beat away Tommaso Pobega’s header.

The impasse was damaged in first half stoppages, as Jovic’s by means of ball despatched Theo Hernandez sprinting clear on purpose, introduced down clumsily by Fabiano Parisi. Theo Hernandez transformed the penalty himself after a short run-up.

Each groups had possibilities straight after the restart, first Samuel Chukwueze’s glancing header examined Terracciano, then Mike Maignan got here sprinting off his line to push the ball off Lucas Beltran’s toes after a wise Nico Gonzalez move.

Nico Gonzalez noticed his cross-shot deflected off Malick Thiaw to loop over Maignan and bounce off the far publish on the hour mark.

Fiorentina additionally had penalty appeals for handball, however Ruben Loftus-Cheek had his arms throughout his torso, so didn’t appear to be making the silhouette greater.

Jovic additionally wasted an excellent alternative when springing the offside lure, however the weak prod was denied by an outstretched Terracciano boot.

Milan made historical past by introducing Francesco Camarda off the bench, who’s the youngest ever Serie A participant at 15 years and 260 days, born March 10, 2008.

Maxime Lopez curled simply broad after a sequence of efforts have been charged down, however deep into stoppages Maignan extremely denied Rolando Mandragora from point-blank vary by parrying the cushioned volley on the again publish together with his face.

Milan 1-0 Fiorentina

Theo Hernandez pen 45 (M)