Milan are unbeaten in six games, but remain in second place with 38 points, 9 points off the leaders
THE Milan lost 2-0, sought a draw against leccese for 2-2, this Saturday, at Via Del Mare, for the 18th round of Italian championshipbut it didn’t stop the Naples he opened up a nine-point lead.
With the result, Milan reached their sixth match without defeat, in second place, with 38 points. Napoli, the isolated leader of the tournament, has 47. Lecce, in turn, finishes in 12th place, with 19.
Without losing in five games, Lecce took advantage of the home factor to put Milan under pressure and opened the scoring with just three minutes of volleying. After a failure of the defensive system and the ball lifted on the left side, Théo Hernandez tried to avert the danger and ended up playing against his own goal.
Milan felt it and gave more space to their opponents, who took advantage of it. On 23′ Hjulmand crossed for Federico Baschirotto. He headed the goalkeeper from close range and widened. The away team tried again to reduce through Giroud, but goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone cleared the ball from the corner.
In the second half, Milan put the ball down and decided to wake up for the match. In the 13th minute Rafael Leão took advantage of a rebound inside the area and sent the goalkeeper’s left foot to put the Rossoneri back in the duel.
The pressure from Milan continues and the draw seems to be a matter of time, until it arrives in the 26th minute. In a beautiful lead table, Giroud played for Davide Calabria to leave everything the same. The referee also consulted the VAR, but chose to follow his initial decision and upheld the goal.
After the draw, Milan had 67% possession and pushed Lecce into the defensive field. The home team held out and managed to confirm at least one point against one of the contenders for the championship of the tournament.
Previously, Monza had beaten Cremonese away 3-2, gaining important positions in the standings. They are in 11th place, with 21 points, leaving their rival in bottom place, with just seven.
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