JAKARTA Italian giant AC Milan successfully continued their positive trend at the start of this season by defeating AS Roma in the third week of the Italian Serie A 2023/2024.
The Rossoneri took three points after winning 2-1 while playing with ten players at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy, Saturday, September 2, 2023 in the morning WIB.
Milan, who came as a 1-0 lead in the first half thanks to Olivier Giroud's penalty when the game had only been running for nine minutes. The penalty was given as a result of Rui Patricio violating Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
The Rossoneri then doubled their lead three minutes after halftime. Now it's Rafael Leao's turn to take his name on the scoreboard with his acrobatic goal.
Milan then played with ten players from the 61st minute due to Fikayo Tomori being carded red.
He got a second yellow card for violating Andrea Belotti.
Despite playing with ten players, Milan only conceded one goal.
The consolation goal for the hosts was netted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
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This result made Milan move up to the top of the standings with nine points. It was the result of three matches that were successfully swept away with a win.
However, that position could still be shifted by another team.
The reason is, teams like Inter Milan and Napoli who trail behind Milan, have not played their third week.
In the following week, Milan will play a tough match against their city rivals Inter Milan.
They met at Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday, September 16.
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