SERIE A – Milan-Salernitana 3-3, the last of Pioli, Giroud and Kjaer: the Frenchman leaves with the goal, double for Simy

The curtain falls on Stefano Pioli’s era as AC Milan manager. Tonight’s match for the Rossoneri against Salernitana was a night of goodbyes. Not only Pioli, but also Olivier Giroud, Simon Kjaer, Antonio Mirante and Mattia Caldara greet the Devil. Giroud leaves with a goal, his 49th in three seasons. Lots of applause for the others: Milan controlled most of the match but at the end they raised their hands from the handlebars and allowed Salernitana to make a comeback. The Granata bid farewell to Serie A, taking away the whim of drawing at the Meazza and slightly tarnishing the gala evening at the Rossoneri’s home. Simy’s brace and Junior Sambia’s goal give Stefano Colantuono’s team a final point, having already been condemned to relegation to Serie B for weeks.

An emotional Stefano Pioli applauded by his players before the kick-off of Milan-Salernitana, Getty Images

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The scoreboard

MILAN (4-3-3): Mirante (88′ Nava); Calabria, Gabbia (58′ Caldara), Tomori (88′ Kjaer (c)), Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Reijnders, Florenzi; Pulisic, Giroud (84′ Jovic), Rafael Leao (58′ Adli). Coach: Pioli.

SALERNITANA (3-4-2-1): Fiorillo; Pierozzi, Pasalidis, Gyomber (75′ Pellegrino); Sambia, Coulibaly (c), Maggiore (82′ Sfait), Zanoli (82′ Legowski); Candreva (60′ Vignato), Kastanos (60′ Simy); Tchaouna. Coach: Colantuono.

REFEREE: Davide DI MARCO.

GOAL: 22′ Rafael Leao, 27′ Giroud, 61′, 89′ Simy, 77′ Calabria, 87′ Zambia.

ASSIST: 27′ Florenzi, 61′ Sambia, 77′ Pulisic.

BOOKED: 51′ Pierozzi for a foul on Theo Hernandez,

NOTE: 75′ Gyomber leaves due to physical problems, recovery +1′, +5′.

The news in 10 key moments

2′ FIORILLO STOPS GIROUD! Leao passes between the two and falls, but there is no foul. On the rebound Giroud shoots from a tight angle, Fiorillo opposes then Coulibaly takes the ball out of the AC Milan players’ reach.

22′ GOAL FROM LEAO! Reijnders goes with the through ball: Fiorillo collects it but then the ball slips out of his hands and Leao puts Milan ahead with the easiest goal of the season.

27′ GOAL FROM GIROUD! Corner taken perfectly by Florenzi, Giroud takes position on Gyomber and scores with a great goal from the left: excellent coordination from the Frenchman, honored by his fans.

37′ GOAL DISCONNECTED FOR THEO HERNANDEZ! Leao receives Bennacer’s through ball and puts the turbo, then serves the cut back with the right timing to Theo Hernandez, who scores but the Portuguese was offside.

45′ WONDERFUL FIORILLO! From the development of the corner Gabbia stands out, challenging Fiorillo, author of another great save.

64′ GOAL BY SIMY! Tomori gives a corner kick to Salernitana and then Simy is lost, who scores with a header on an assist from Sambia.

66′ OPPORTUNITY FOR SIMY, HE SEEKS! Poisonous cross from the left by Tchaouna for Simy, who overtakes Theo Hernandez. Para Mirante, also helped by the crossbar.

77′ AC MILAN GOAL! Captain Calabria also scores. Bennacer serves Pulisic, who crosses for Calabria, who heads it past Fiorillo.

87′ SALERNITANA GOAL! Sambia wins the duel with Bennacer and scores with a great left-footed shot from outside the area.

89′ SIMY THE DRAW! Tchaouna goes down against a now non-existent Milan defense, Nava saves the attacker’s shot but blocks it badly and Simy scores with a tap-in.

The social moment of the match

Giroud greets AC Milan fans like this: with a goal

L’MVP

GIROUD: scores a great goal and there was no better way to greet your fans. The Frenchman was a decisive element of Pioli’s cycle.

Fantasy football

Promoted

SIMY: scores a brace with great complicity from the Milan rearguard, but still scores two goals as a substitute. The fantasy players who bet on him are well rewarded.

Rejected

FIORILLO: plays a decent game, with several complicated saves. However, the mistake that led to Rafael Leao’s goal was as clumsy as it was serious.

Allegri: “Criticism must always be accepted, because the results count”

2024-05-25 23:00:20
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