It is getting further and further away from the top of Serie A n Milan!
The “rosoneri” drew 2-2 with the Salernitana of Filippo Inzaghi for the 17th matchday of the Italian league, in a match that they almost lost, after they found the equalizer in the 90th minute through Jovic.
So, his team Stefano Pioli remained in 3rd place and 33 points, with the leader, Inter, to be at +8 and with a game less. On the other hand, the hosts remained at the bottom of the table with nine points, they are -4 behind the 17th Udinese and today’s result can give them an important psychological boost ahead of the sequel.
In the match, the guests managed to open the scoring in the 17th minute as after a period of time in the area of ​​Salernitana, the Tomori with a short shot he scored 1-0. The hosts were not affected and continued to be competitive, while in the 42nd minute after a corner kick by Candreva, the Facio took the lead, scoring 1-1.
In fact, in the 63rd Candreva who found some space outside the area, took the shot that surprised Menian, who saw the ball end up in the net, in a phase where he is responsible and could have reacted better.
In the end, Milan pushed to find the goal that would put them back in the match and achieved it in the 90′ ​​with a nice turn Jovic. However, Filippo Inzaghi’s side held on for a 2-2 draw until the final, with the Italian manager bitter at his beloved club, with whom he was linked for 11 years, winning every title in Italy and Europe.
In the other game, the Fiorentina prevailed away from home with 1-0 Monzacontinuing their excellent run this season, in a match where they scored early and managed to keep the lead in their favor until the final.
The “violas” with this “three points” rose to 30 points and in the top four that gives a ticket to the Champions League, while the losers fell to 11th place with 21 points.
The visitors scored the winning goal in the 7th minute with Lucas Beltranwith the 22-year-old proving valuable to his team as he scored the winning goal for Vicenzo Italiano’s side in a second straight match.
Detailed schedule of the 17th matchday:
Friday, December 22
Empoli-Lazio 0-2
(9′ Gedouzi, 67′ Tzakani)
Sassuolo-Genoa 1-2
(28′ Pinamonti – 64′ Gudmundsson, 87′ Ekuban)
Salernitana-Milan 2-2
(42′ Faccio, 63′ Candreva – 17′ Tomori, 90′ Jovic)
Monza-Fiorentina 0-1
(7′ Beltran)
Saturday, December 23
Frosinone-Juventus (13:30)
Bologna-Atalanta (16:00)
Torino-Udinese (16:00)
Inter-Lecce (19:00)
Verona-Cagliari (19:00)
Roma-Napoli (21:45)
The next (18th) matchday:
Friday, December 29
Napoli-Monza (19:30)
Fiorentina-Torino (19:30)
Genoa-Inter (21:45)
Lazio-Frosinone (21:45)
Saturday, December 30
Atalanta-Lecce (13:30)
Udinese-Bologna (16:00)
Cagliari-Emboli (16:00)
Milan-Sassuolo (19:00)
Verona-Salernitana (19:00)
Juventus-Roma (21:45)
Source: Sport Fm
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