Milan drew 1-1 with Udinese, awaiting the 27th round of the Italian League, and the brakes are still at the top of the standings. The Rossoneri rose to 57 points, 3 points ahead of Inter and Napoli. Il Diavolo has played two more games than the Neazurri and one more than the Neapolitans.
Udinese, with 26 points, tried to move away from the relegation zone. Milan broke the score in the 29th minute with Liao who tamed Tonali’s cross and got rid of a defender with strong morals and bags: 1-0. Udinese equalized in the 66th minute, when Odoji settled a foul in the opponent’s area with a close touch: 1-1.
the match – For the match against Udinese, Pioli confirmed ten goals on ten from the team that drew against Salernitana with only Casey instead of Bennacer in the middle. In attack, Messias Diaz Liao to support Giroud. On the other hand, Cioffi also changes only one element compared to the team that drew with Lazio: Zeegelaar for Soopy. Confidence in front of the former Deulofeu paired with Beto.
Milan got off to a good start with Liao, who worried the Juventus defense. On the other hand, Beto and Deulofeu orbit around Minyan. At 29′ AC Milan pass: Tonali’s ball in the area for Leo who got off Picao’s books and beat Silvestri. At 33′ Ibrahim Diaz finds a pass for Messias Jr., but closes in on the decisive Picao. At 41′ cross from Arslan and header from Beto but Minyan blocks in high grip.
Cioffi had a better start in the second half: in the 59th minute with a free kick from Deulofeu, Giroud went away, and Arslan emptied his left foot from the edge that ends outside. Udine raises the pressure and in the 66th minute finds an equaliser: from a side error, Calabria saves on Deulofeu, then Pereira flips it, corrected by Udogie on the net a few steps from the door. Milan tries to respond and in the 76th minute Ibrahim Diaz touched the area for Leo, who overtook Silvestri with a header, but Mari saves his head. The Rossoneri disintegrated and in the end risked a knockout: in the 93rd minute Minyan salvaged a shot from the edge of Deulofeu.
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