Serie A: Spezia recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Milan 2-1
MILANO. Spezia succeeded in turn the table against Milan to win 2-1.
MILANO. Spezia found a way to turn the table against Milan to win 2-1. It was Milan to strike first with a goal of R. Leao at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Gyasi gave the win to Spezia in the 90′ minute with a goal. Milan lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
T. Hernandez missed a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Milan to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Serra with the assistance of Alessandro Cipressa and Michele Grossi. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 50%.
Match Statistics
Milan was in firm control of the ball 60% while Spezia was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Milan was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Spezia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Milan shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Spezia shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Milan received 2 yellow cards (P. Kalulu and M. Gabbia). On the other side, Spezia received 5 yellow cards (E. Gyasi, J. Kiwior, I. Provedel, G. Maggiore and D. Nikolaou).
After playing this match, Milan will stay with 48 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Spezia will have 19 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
E. Gyasi
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23'23'
P. Kalulu
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32'32'
J. Kiwior
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45'45'
I. Provedel
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45'45'
T. Hernandez
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45'45'
R. Leao
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57'57'
J. Messias
A. Saelemaekers
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58'58'
K. Agudelo
R. Manaj
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62'62'
M. Gabbia
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64'64'
K. Agudelo
D. Verde
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65'65'
G. Maggiore
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70'70'
D. Calabria
A. Florenzi
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70'70'
O. Giroud
Brahim Díaz
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77'77'
S. Ferrer
A. Reca
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79'79'
V. Kovalenko
G. Maggiore
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84'84'
A. Rebic
R. Leao
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90'90'
S. Bastoni
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90'90'
E. Gyasi
V. Kovalenko
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Milan will host Juventus on the 23rd of January with a 21-9 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (9 draws).
Spezia will host Sampdoria on the 23rd of January with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Milan: Formation and Lineups
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli chose to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Alessandro Florenzi , Pierre Kalulu , Matteo Gabbia , Theo Hernández , Rade Krunić , Tiemoué Bakayoko , Alexis Saelemaekers , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Zlatan Ibrahimović .
Substitutes
Milan made 4 changes: A. Saelemaekers for J. Messias (57′), B. Diaz for O. Giroud (70′), M. Gabbia for D. Calabria (70′) and R. Leao for A. Rebic (84′).
Top player: Rafael Leão
Probably the most impressive player in Milan was Rafael Leão.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Spezia: Formation and Lineups
Spezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Thiago Motta played with: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Giulio Maggiore , Jakub Kiwior , Simone Bastoni , Emmanuel Gyasi , Rey Manaj and Daniele Verde .
Substitutes
Spezia made 3 changes: R. Manaj for K. Agudelo (58′), A. Reca for S. Ferrer (77′) and G. Maggiore for V. Kovalenko (79′).
Top player: Daniele Verde
The player who no doubt impressed Spezia the most was Daniele Verde even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
