Stefano Pioli’s Milan were stopped at the San Siro, starting at 21.00, by Paolo Zanetti’s Empoli. The Serie A match valid for the 29th round ended with goalless goals. In fact, the final scoreboard reads 0-0. A result that certainly doesn’t make the Rossoneri and their supporters rejoice. That something extra was expected from the Milan team, but it didn’t arrive. Now the “Devils” are in 3rd place with 52 points waiting for Roma (with one game less) who could overtake them. For the Tuscans, on the other hand, the point, as they say, moves the rankings. They are now settled in 14th place. But here is the story of the match.
SERIE A, MILAN-EMPOLI: THE REPORT OF THE MATCH
FIRST HALF
In the first half, as could be expected also on the eve of the match, it was the hosts Milan who tried to block Empoli in their own half. The Tuscans resist but in the 15th minute the Rossoneri have a double chance: first Rebic kicks and finds Perisan’s clearance, then Theo Hernandez on the rebound fails to push the ball into the net. Balance reigns supreme from this moment on in the competition. Zanetti’s men try to move back up the field and don’t leave much space for Pioli’s, who don’t do much to worry their opponents. We go to the locker room at 0-0.
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SECOND HALF
In the second half, the hosts immediately try to worry the guests and increase in pace and intensity. Rebic tries immediately, and with a header following a cross from Calabria, sends the ball to the bottom. In the 50th minute Pobega drops a drop of sweat on the backs of the Empoli players: conclusion from the edge of the deflected area that touches the post. At the 58th an episode that could change the match: Marcenaro concedes a penalty to Milan. The VAR calls his attention after the check the decision is canceled. For the referee Ebuhei does not touch the ball with his hand.
We continue and the Rossoneri Devils always try to play the game. Pioli throws Leao, Giroud and Florenzi into the fray to give a significant jolt to the match. The former Roma immediately tries to make himself dangerous and in the 77th minute he hits a sensational post. Ball put on the far post by Leao and Florenzi on the fly strips the paint from the goal post defended by Perisan. 6 minutes go by and Giroud, following a lucky rebound, kicks the ball but finds De Winter saving everything. In the 87th minute the Tuscan goalkeeper was once again the protagonist with a super long intervention on Brahim Diaz’s shot. At the 89th episode that unlocks the game. Giroud scores the 1-0 goal with a tap-in. The referee goes to see it again at the VAR and cancels everything: touch of the Frenchman’s hand.
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