Go on with Giroud. As in the Champions League, he is still the man who drags Milan, signing the 2-1 goal against Spezia in the final. Just so for the many opportunities created by the Rossoneri who in the first half, closed at 1-0 thanks to Theo Hernandez, they also hit a crossbar with Krunic and a post with Leao. The three points, which are worth the overtaking on Atalanta and keep the Italian champions at less than 6 from the leaders Naples, must not, however, make us forget the too many sufferings, culminating with the provisional, but in any case historical, draw of the son of art Daniel Maldini. Before and after his prowess, in fact, Tatarusanu takes too many risks, with the aggravating circumstance that in front of him there was the only team always defeated in the previous six away games in which he had not scored even a goal and had collected thirteen as no other. Perhaps because he had spent too much mental energy to beat Salisburgpo, perhaps because the defense no longer looks like last year’s but above all because the new signings have not yet strengthened the team., from Origi who started the match to De Ketelaere who ended it, this Milan cannot do without the very title holders of the Scudetto, starting with Giroud who made the difference in the final. And precisely for these reasons, thinking of his absence due to disqualification, Milan will do well not to underestimate the next match in Cremona in which they will also have to do without Hernandez, coincidentally the two scorers of this success.
SPICE ILLUSION – At the beginning all the eyes of the Rossoneri fans, and not only of his father Paolo, are aimed at the illustrious “ex” Daniel Maldini, preferred to Green as Nzola’s shoulder in attack. However, the first dangers for Tatarusanu come from two defenders. Kiwior and immediately after another “ex” Caldara they force Maignan’s substitute to two difficult close repulses. Having avoided the goal, Milan understand that Spezia cannot be snubbed and after a quarter of an hour they start playing, crushing Gotti’s team in their own penalty area. It is a full-blown siege in which almost everyone participates, except the distracted Origi preferred to Giroud in the context of a robust turnover based on which, compared to the starting lineup against Salisbuirgo, they meet again Cage in defense in place of Kjaer alongside Tomori, Krunic in place of Tonali as central second alongside Bennacer e Diaz on the trocar instead of Krunic himself.
THEO AND THE VAR – Own Krunicwhich is confirmed as a precious joker, with the only stain of a useless entry out of time from a yellow card, hits the intersection of the poles. In addition to him, they touch the goal first Tomorithen Diaz and finally Messiah which enhance the reflexes of the talented Dragowski. They seem like the signs of a haunted game, but it is not so, because after 21 ‘Theo Hernandez, unmarked by a surgical throw by Bennacer, checks his chest and slips the ball of the deserved 1-0 left. Before being sure of the validity of the goal, due to his alleged offside, however, you have to wait almost 5 ‘ because to the general amazement the referee Blacksmiths he repeats verbatim to everyone: “there is a problem in the Var“. Having solved that, Milan can celebrate, even if they don’t stop taking risks.
DANCER DEFENSE – Like a charming mermaid, the Rossoneri team is only liked from the waist up. And so, after having suffered at the beginning, he still trembles on more than one occasion, confirming the doubts about the strength of his defense, not very protected by the midfielders and by the forwards who never return, starting with Leao. Not by chance Caldara again commits Tatarusanu with his head and shortly after Nzola grace the Rossoneri goalkeeper out of time, kicking into an empty net. Errors on one side and bad luck on the other because at the end of the first half Milan hit the second crossbar with Leao and when the ball returns to the field only I learn He pushes Krunic’s conclusion without fail on the line.
MALDINI FAIRY TALE – In the interval Pioli decides to raise Tonali, sacrificing Benaccer, already warned. Giroud, on the other hand, still remains on the bench but finally Origi tries not to make him regret it because the first conclusion of the second half belongs to him, blocked by Dragowski who is good at stretching out on the diagonal of the Frenchman. It seems the beginning of another match for him and for Milan. Instead it is the involuntary prologue to a new fable of football, because Daniel Maldini from the left puts Tatarusanu on the opposite post, signing a goal that is worth double.: for the story because it is the first of a Maldini against Milan and for the record because it is the first this year for Spezia away.
TONALI AND THE VAR – There is more than half an hour to go and the Rossoneri have plenty of time to get back the lead. It seems that 6 ‘is enough to make it, but the great goal by Tonali who flies from the line an Origi cross is canceled very late by the Var, who signals to the referee Fabbri a previous foul by Tomori on Nzola. Among the Rossoneri protests, hardly anyone notices the exit of Maldini, taken over by Verde. More evident, for the last quarter of an hour, the triple change of Pioli, who relaunches Rebic, De Ketelaere and Giroud, respectively in place of Messias, Diaz and Origi.
GIROUD MASTERPIECE – The passing of time is an ally of Spezia who exploits the space available to engage Tatarusanu with Verde and so Milan gets nervous, victim of the frenzy. Yellow cards flocked for Giroud, Messias and Hernandez, who, being warned, will miss Tuesday’s away match in Cremona. But above all, when the 90 ‘is close, Giroud’s equalizer fails and he creates an authentic masterpiece by shooting a cross from Tonali on the fly. Despite his 36 years, however, he commits an eighteen-year-old lightness because he takes off his shirt and being warned recently takes the red card, leaving Milan in ten in the 5 ‘of recovery and above all also jumping for disqualification of the match against Cremonese. A real shame because among the many new faces of the summer he is still Milan’s best signing.
THE TABLE
Milan-Spezia 2-1 (first half 1-0)
Marcatori: 21′ st Hernandez (Mil), 14′ st D.Maldini (Spe), 43′ st Giroud (Mil)
Assist: 21′ pt Bennacer (Thousand)
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Youth; Kalulu, Gabbia, Tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer (from 1st Tonali), Krunić; Messias (from 26′ st Rebic), Diaz,m (from 26′ st De Ketelaere) Leão (from 41′ st Thiaw)Origi (from 26′ st Giroud) A disp.: Jungdal, Mirante; Ballo-Toure, Kjær, Thiaw; Adli, Bakayoko, Pobega, Tonali, Vranckx; From Ketelaere, Giroud, Rebić. All.: Pioli.
SPEZIA (3-5-2): Drągowski; Ampadu, Caldara, Kiwior; Holm, Bourabia (24′ st Ellertson), Ekdal, Agudelo (24′ st Hristov), Amian (9′ st Reca) Maldini (24′ st Verde), Nzola. Disp.: Zoet, Zovko; Ferrer, Hristov; Beck, Ellertsson, Squirrel, Reca, Room, Sher; Sanca, Strelec, Green. All.: Gotti.
Bookings: 40 ‘pt Bennacer (Mil), 17’ st Messias (Mil), 28 ‘st Ampadu (Spe), from 36’ st Ellertson (Spe), 37 ‘st Hernandez (Mil), 37’ st Nzola (Spe) , 37 ‘st Giroud (Mil), 42’ st Caldara (Spe), 47 ‘st Tonali (Mil).
Expelled: 45 ‘st Giroud for double yellow card (Mil).
