JAKARTA - Sassuolo really made it difficult for AC Milan. The failure to win made Milan threatened to lose the throne of the Italian Serie A standings after drawing 2-2 against Sassuolo at the San Siro Stadium, Sunday, December 14, 2025 WIB.
The solid defense of Sassuolo, led by the captain of the Indonesian national team, Jay Idzes, forced the Milan front line to work hard. Relying on the duo of Christopher Nkunku and Christian Pulisic, coach Massimiliano Allegri hopes to reap victory at home. Moreover, in the previous match, Milan was able to overcome Torino's resistance 3-2.
However, they actually conceded first when midfielder Ismael Kone broke into Mike Maignan's goal. Fortunately, Milan managed to bounce back and take the lead. However, the victory that was already in the grasp was lost because Sassuolo was able to equalize the score to 2-2.
The draw indeed makes Milan stay at the top of the standings. Now, the Rossoneri have 32 points. One point ahead of Napoli who will face Udinese.
If they beat Udinese, Napoli will take the top spot. In addition to Napoli, Inter Milan, who are in third place, have the opportunity to overtake Milan because they are only two points behind.
Meanwhile, Sassuolo is still in the middle of the table. The success of getting one point in the away game made Sassuolo rise to ninth place with 21 points.
In that match, Milan tried to play openly to hunt for goals. However, Sassuolo was able to match the home team's game so that both teams attacked each other.
When attacking each other, Sassuolo managed to break the deadlock first in the 13th minute. It started with midfielder Nemanja Matic who managed to grab the ball and then control it in the midfield.
The former Manchester United player then passed the ball to Andrea Pinamonti. Then Pinamonti made an assist that was converted by Kone which gave Sassuolo a 1-0 lead.
Only Sassuolo's advantage did not last long. Milan, who continued to play offensively, was able to dominate the game. The home team's efforts finally bore fruit when midfielder Davide Bartesaghi broke into the Sassuolo goal in the 34th minute.
Receiving an assist from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, he was able to maximize it with a left foot shot to equalize the score to 1-1. The score remained until the first half ended.
Entering the second half, Milan immediately pressed the opponent's defense. This time, Idzes et al had to work hard to hold off Milan's onslaught. Their efforts still failed because Milan only needed two minutes to score a goal.
Bartesaghi managed to score a brace after completing a mature pass from Nkunku. Milan also turned 2-1 ahead. After the goal, Milan did not slow down the tempo of the game. They continued to play offensively and hoped to add goals.
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The hope was almost fulfilled when midfielder Adrien Rabiot managed to break into the Sassuolo goal in the 67th minute. Only after being reviewed by VAR, Rabiot was declared offside so that his goal was annulled.
Sassuolo tried to rise to get out of the pressure. Their hard work turned out to be fruitful. Yes, substitute Armand Laurient who welcomed Pinamonti's assist conquered Maignan who changed the score to 2-2 in the 77th minute. The score remained until the end of the match.
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