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Serie A | Milan 1-0 Verona: Rafael Leao is just enough

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2 years ago

4:48 pm

Rafael Leao scored the one aim with an early counter-attack, however Marco Sportiello wanted a few huge saves to get the higher of Verona and Rade Krunic went off injured.

Stefano Pioli reworked his group after two dismal outcomes, shedding the derby 5-1 and drawing 0-0 with Newcastle within the Champions League, switching to a 3-4-3 formation resting Ruben Loftus-Cheek, whereas Mike Maignan joined Theo Hernandez, Davide Calabria, Pierre Kalulu, Ismael Bennacer and Mattia Caldara on the therapy desk. Hellas had a creditable seven factors from 4 rounds, however Josh Doig, Jackson Tchatchoua, Jayden Braaf and Thomas Henry had been injured.

The pitch was in poor situation after a hailstorm in the course of the warm-up, so kick-off was delayed by 25 minutes following an inspection.

It took simply eight minutes to interrupt the impasse, as Verona had been harassed into shedding possession in midfield by Christian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud’s go sparking the dash from captain Rafael Leao to attain one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Marco Sportiello flew for a incredible response save on the Michael Folorunsho header from shut vary on Terracciano’s cross.

After the restart, Federico Bonazzoli’s volley was straight at Sportiello, Milan solely threatening on a Leao counter-attack with shot charged down by Giangiacomo Magnani.

Rade Krunic went off with a muscular harm and the referee waved away timid appeals for an Isak Hien nudge on Loftus-Cheek, whereas Pulisic turned his defender inside out for a ferocious strike overwhelmed out from below the bar.

Verona remained within the sport, Folorunsho nodding a Jovane Cabral cross simply over, then Milan gave Davide Bartesaghi his Serie A debut.

Yunus Musah sprinted down the appropriate on a Luka Jovic help to sting Lorenzo Montipó’s gloves from a difficult angle, then Jovic sprung the offside entice from Noah Okafor’s go solely to prod it straight on the goalkeeper.

Milan 1-0 Verona

Leao 8 (M)