Milan was saved from defeat by Luka Jovic’s goal in the last minute of the game.
On Friday, December 22, the match of the 17th round of the Italian Serie A took place, in which Salernitana hosted Milan.
The game took place at the Arechi stadium in Salerno and sensationally ended in a draw.
The Milan players opened the scoring in the game – English defender Fikayo Tomori scored in the 17th minute of the match. Salernitana managed to equalize in the 42nd minute thanks to a goal from Argentine defender Federico Fazio. In the 63rd minute, the home team unexpectedly took the lead – Antonio Candreva hit the opponent’s goal with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area. Milan managed to escape a humiliating defeat in the 90th minute – Serbian striker Luka Jovic scored after an assist from Olivier Giroud.
Salernitana – Milan – 2:2
Goals: Fazio 42, Candreva 63 – Tomori 17, Jovic 90
“Salernitana“: Costil, Mazzocchi (Bronn 78), Pirola (Diomber 62), Fazio, Bradaric, L. Coulibaly, Castanos (Martegiani 78), Legowski, Candreva, Chauna (Cabral 78), Dia (Ikwuemesi 62)
“Milan“: Magnan, Calabria, Kjær (Šimić 46), Tomori (Florenzi 65), Hernandez, Bennacer (Jovic 70), Loftus-Cheek, Reynders, Pulisic (Chukwueze 70), Giroud, Leau
Warnings: Castanos 44, Mazzocchi 71, Diomber 74 – Leau 35
Match overview:
Milan scored 33 points and is in third place in the Italian Serie A standings. Salernitana is in last position with 9 points.
In the next round of the Italian championship, Milan will play against Sassuolo, and Salernitana will meet with Verona.