Leao leads Milan comeback as Fabregas’ Como stun Juventus
AC Milan confirmed their high quality to overturn a second-half deficit and beat Fiorentina 2-1 in entrance of a raucous dwelling crowd.
Robin Gosens gave the guests a shock lead simply earlier than the hour mark, poking dwelling from shut vary after Luca Ranieri’s knockdown. It was Fiorentina’s first actual likelihood of the sport, having didn’t register a single shot within the opening half.
Milan, who had dominated possession however struggled to transform stress into possibilities, responded virtually immediately. Strahinja Pavlovic’s surging run opened house for Leão, who minimize inside and fired a shocking low drive past David De Gea to degree.
The Portuguese winger remained on the coronary heart of all the things constructive for Massimiliano Allegri’s facet, and his persistence was rewarded 5 minutes from time.
Substitute Santiago Gimenez was hauled down within the field by Fabiano Parisi, prompting a VAR assessment that led to a Milan penalty. Leao despatched De Gea the mistaken approach from the spot to seal his brace and the factors.
Fabregas’ Como humble Juventus
If Milan’s win was about resilience, Como’s 2-0 conquer Juventus was constructed pure perception.
Como made a dream begin on the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, taking the lead inside 4 minutes when Nico Paz’s looping supply discovered Marc-Oliver Kempf to volley dwelling on the again submit.
Juventus – unchanged from their earlier outing – appeared sluggish and wasteful, with Kenan Yildiz and Jonathan David each spurning first-half possibilities.
Alvaro Morata got here near doubling the benefit earlier than the interval, forcing a tremendous cease from Michele Di Gregorio, however Como’s second arrived late to seal it.
Within the 79th minute, Paz collected Maximo Perrone’s lengthy ball, minimize inside Andrea Cambiaso and curled a end into the underside nook – his fourth aim of the season and arguably his finest but.
Juventus’ frustration was summed up by their meagre 0.88 xG, in comparison with Como’s 1.47.
The outcome lifts Como above the Previous Girl into fifth, their highest place in Serie A this season, whereas Juventus now flip their consideration to a frightening Champions League journey to Actual Madrid on Wednesday.
