JAKARTA - Milan's 4-2 win over Empoli on Thursday night saw them set a record for Serie A away wins.
In that match, Stefano Pioli's men took the lead thanks to Franck Kessie, before Nedim Bajrami equalized six minutes later.
The perfect early Christmas present: three points on the road 🎁🙌
Questa vittoria è il regalo di Natale perfetto 🎁🙌#EmpoliMilan #SempreMilan @Acqua_Lete pic.twitter.com/SAbk9GUOl4
— AC Milan (@acmilan) December 22, 2021
The Rossoneri continued to press and the Ivory Coast midfielder scored his second just before half-time to give the team a 2-1 lead.
Goals from Alessandro Florenzi and Theo Hernandez in the second half secured Milan all three points, although Empoli's Andrea Pinamonti scored a consolation goal in stoppage time.
SEE ALSO:
As reported by Opta Paolo, Milan's win over Empoli was their 17th away win of 2021, making them the second Serie A team to win as many away games in a calendar year.
Above them is Napoli, who won 18 away games in 2017 under coach Maurizio Sarri.
2 - #ACMilan are the second team in Serie A history able to win at least 17 away league games in a single calendar year (after Napoli, 18 in 2017). Journey.#EmpoliMilan #SerieA pic.twitter.com/J7amVJisuT
— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) December 22, 2021
The Rossoneri's win tonight means that they enter the Christmas break with 42 points, just four behind local rivals and league leaders, Inter.
The next match between the two Milan teams is scheduled for February 6, a match that could be decisive in the title race.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)