AC Milan Beat Como, This Is Sergio Conceicao's Coach's Reaction

Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders is the determinant of AC Milan's victory over Como. (X/@acmilan)

JAKARTA - AC Milan almost lost before rising to beat Como 2-1 in the Italian Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium, Munggu, March 16, 2025 in the morning WIB.

Milan showed consistency after reaping bad results. Especially after Milan failed to continue their work in the Champions League. After being eliminated by Feyennoord in the last 16 playoffs, Milan continued to decline and even reaped defeats in three consecutive matches.

The disappointing result put coach Sergio Conceicao under pressure. But the Rossoneri's performance has finally improved. After beating Lecce 3-2, Milan continued their positive trend by winning 2-1 over Como.

Victory that made Conceicao can breathe a sigh of relief. According to him, players are very motivated to rise after experiencing adversity

"I witnessed that they really wanted to do their best and give everything. They were very motivated to turn the situation around and hoped Milan would finish the season better," Conceicao said.

In that match, Milan actually started the match very well. Even Yunus Musah almost gave Milan the lead after managed to outwit goalkeeper Jean Butez.

Only he has a narrow shooting space so his shot is still wide. Musah's good chance that should have been converted into a goal.

When Milan returned to pressure, Como made a surprise by breaking into Mike Maignan's goal in the 33rd minute. Como's goal was produced by Lucas Da Cunha who fired into the bottom corner of the net.

Como actually also had the opportunity to increase the advantage before the first half was over. A good chance was obtained by defender Marc-Oliver Kempf to throw a shot into the net.

However, Maignan brilliantly managed to thwart this opportunity. The 1-0 score for Como lasted until the first half was over.

Entering the second half, Como still made it difficult for Milan. Even Da Cunha broke into the host's goal for the second time in the 49th minute. However, the goal was disallowed after the referee visited VAR and Da Cunha was declared offside.

Milan finally got up. Just four minutes later after Da Cunha's goal was disallowed, they managed to equalize the score. Winger Christian Pulisic broke the deadlock of Milan and changed the position to 1-1.

Furthermore, a midfielder of Ambon descent, Tijjani Reijnders, became the determinant of Milan's victory. He broke into Como's goal in the 75th minute and the score 2-1 for Milan lasted until the game was over.

Only, before the final whistle sounded, Como lost Dele Alli who got a red card. Furthermore, coach Cesc Fabregas was also handed a red card.

"We did have a hard time this season. In this match, we also didn't show the best performance. We made a lot of mistakes ourselves. Things you shouldn't have happened when you played for Milan," said Reijnders.

"I always say when we are growing. And, this is the best moment to show it," he said again.

The victory over Como made Milan move up to eighth with 47 points. They are still five points adrift of Juventus who are ranked fourth or Champions League zone.

Meanwhile, Como, who has 29 points, is still stuck in 13th place. Como points are the same as Hellas Verona, but they are still ahead on goal difference.