AC Milan overcame the difficulty of playing with 10 men for more than an hour to beat Udinese 1-0 on Saturday, a dramatic victory that moved the seven-time European champions two points behind Serie A leaders Napoli. Paulo Fonseca’s side earned a hard-fought win at the San Siro after two offside scares, including one in stoppage time, to stay joint third with second-placed Inter Milan on 14 points. victory. Samuel Chukweeze’s 13th-minute goal looked like the first goal of an easy win, but ended up being the winning goal, helping Milan stay on the points.
Their task was made difficult when Tijjani Reijnders was sent off for a clumsy foul on Sandi Lovric in the 29th minute, which would have had the Dutch midfielder not pinched his heels , Loverik could have scored directly.
Tammy Abraham should have sealed Milan’s victory with 15 minutes remaining, but he somehow managed to miss a golden opportunity to grab a rebound shortly after replacing Alvaro Morata while suffering a shoulder injury Also injured.
The home side looked beaten when Christian Cabasele scored for Udinese in the fifth minute of stoppage time, but after a lengthy VAR check, Jurgen Eklenkamp’s The toe went off, the goal was ruled out and there was a huge roar from the ground.
Milan’s victory came in front of a flat San Siro after die-hard “extreme” Milan supporters decided to remain silent for much of the game in protest at what they claimed were attacks on them by law enforcement and the Italian media.
The super fan of Milan and city rivals Inter Milan was arrested in Rome last month on Sunday night and charged with everything from criminal conspiracy to extortion to assault.
Earlier this week, Milan’s ultra-fans group refuted investigators’ allegations of involvement in ticket touting, parking controls and concession stand sales near the San Siro.
At the same time, police banned Ultra fans from hanging a large “Curva Sud Milano” in the area, leading to supporters throughout the stadium (not just Ultra fans) leaving their own banners and flags at home.
Instead, fans in the South Stand held banners in support of their arrested ally that read “Kids stay strong”.
Juventus can then draw level with Napoli by beating an in-form Lazio, although Thiago Motta’s side have been hit by a series of injuries.
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