Fiorentina Beat AC Milan 2-1
JAKARTA - AC Milan lost 1-2 at Fiorentina headquarters in the match week 25 of the Italian League at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on Sunday morning WIB.
Fiorentina were two goals ahead in the second half thanks to Nico Gonzalez's penalty and Luka Jovic's header before Milan narrowed down through Theo Hernandez's goal.
Launching Antara, this result put Fiorentina in 12th position in the Serie A standings with 31 points. Meanwhile, Milan is stuck in 4th position in the standings with 47 points, according to the official Serie A website.
Fiorentina played well and made it difficult for Milan to develop their attacks since the match started.
La Viola almost scored in the 26th minute. Despite being escorted, Giacomo Bonaventura managed to kick in the penalty box which passed goalkeeper Mike Maignan. However, Fikayo Tomori managed to clear the ball before crossing the line.
Milan could only reply in the 31st minute. Receiving a pass in the penalty box, Olivier Giroud managed to head home a ball that goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano could still stop.
The first half ended with a score of 0-0.
After halftime, Fiorentina was awarded a penalty after Jonathan Icone was brought down by Tomori in the box. Nico Gonzalez, who stepped up as the executor, did his job well to bring the hosts 1-0 up.
Milan also had a penalty in the 78th minute after Arthur Cabral was judged to have handball in the restricted area. However, after seeing VAR, the referee overturned his decision.
Fiorentina could have scored a second goal in the 87th minute. A counter-attack ended with Dodo's cross into the penalty box, which was met with Luka Jovic's header to put the home team 2-0 up.
Before the match ended, Milan managed to get an entertainment goal in the 90+5 minute with Theo Hernandez's hard kick. The match ended 2-1.
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Line-up:
AC Milan (3-5-2-1): Mike Maignan; Pierre Kalulu, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori; Junior Messias (74' Saelemaekers), Sandro Tonali, Ismael Bennacer (66' Bakayoko), Theo Hernandez; Charles De Ketelaere (83' Adli), Ante Rebic (66' Origi); Olivier Giroud (66' Ibrahimovic).
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Pietro Terracciano; Cristiano Biraghi (74' Ranieri), Igor, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Dodo; Rolando Mandragora, Sofyan Amrabat, Giacomo Bonaventura (81' Castrovilli); Nicolas Gonzalez, Arthur Cabral (81' Jovic), Jonathan Ikone.