MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Milan again hits the wall of a neo-promossa. The Rossoneri, in fact, do not go beyond a tie for 2-2 against Sassuolo, in the match of the Meazza valevole for the fifteenth day of Serie A 2025/2026: to the doublet of Bartesaghi answer the goals of Koné and Laurienté.
Ready via Saelemaekers immediately tries a conclusion, but you lose high above the cross. After a good start of the race of the hosts, to pass in advantage are the blackberries thanks to the network realized to 13′ from Ismael Koné: the midfielder receives from Pinamonti and with a touch under Maignan gorge. Milan reacts immediately to be dangerous with an insertion of Rabiot, which kicks and finds the opposition of the opposing defence. The boys of Massimiliano Allegri go close to the draw even at 29′ when Rabiot steals the ball in Fadera and leaves a safe beating conclusion, which is rejected by Muric. At 34′ the times are ripe for 1-1 of the meneghini, which are marked with the first goal in Serie A by Davide Bartesaghi: the outside is served on the second pole by Loftus-Cheek and realizes the winning deviation. At the end of the 3′ recovery the two teams return to the locker room on the part of 1-1.
– In the opening of the shooting Milan immediately strikes and completes the overtaking again thanks to Davide Bartesaghi who, on assist of Nkunku, mock Muric with a powerful left on the first pole. The reddish formation wants to ride the positive moment and at 57′ drops the tris with Pulisic, but the net is canceled for a slight thrust of Loftus-Cheek on Candé. While Gabbia comes out of injury, Sassuolo tries to take advantage of it by creating a double chance with Thorstvedt, but in both cases Maignan opposes. At 67′ the hosts see cancel the second goal of the day: Rabiot deviates behind Muric, but the race director ravvisa the French outage. The guests do not give up, so much so that at 77′ they excite the 2-2 with Armand Laurienté that, imbeccato da Pinamonti, trafigge Maignan with a diagonal. In the final the two teams are split and this leaves room especially for the initiative of a unleashed Laurienté, which at 88’ hits a clamorous pole. While the boys of Fabio Grosso complain about a alleged foul in the area of Pavlovic, the Rossoneri became dangerous first with Loftus-Cheek and then with Nkunku. At the triple whistle of Crezzini, however, the final result is 2-2.
Following this result Milan climbs 32 points in the standings, while Sassuolo takes 21. The meneghino club will return to the field Thursday evening to face Naples in the semifinals of Supercoppa Italiana, instead the Emilians Sunday 21 December will host Turin at Mapei Stadium.
IL TABELLINO DELLA PARTITA
MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan 6; Tomori 6.5, Gabbia 6 (15’st De Winter 6), Pavlovic 5.5; Saelemaekers 6 (90’st Athekame sv), Loftus-Cheek 6, Modric 6.5, Rabiot 6.5, Bartesaghi 7.5 (46’st Estupiñan sv); Nkunku 5.5, Pulisic 5.5 (26’st Ricci 6). On the bench: Pittarella, Terracciano, Odogu; Jashari. Coach: Cheers 6.
SASSUOLO (4-3): Muric 5.5; Walukiewicz 6, Idzes 6, Muhamerovic 6.5, Candé 5.5 (15’st Doig 6); Thorstvedt 5.5, Matic 6, Koné 7; Volpato 5 (41’st Cheddira sv), Pinamonti 6 (41’st Moro sv), Fadera 5 (14’st Laurienté 7.5). On the bench: Satalino, Zacchi, Coulibaly, Odenthal, Iannoni, Lipani, Vranckx, Pierini. Coach: Longo (Disqualified Group) 6.
ARBITRO: Crezzini di Siena 5.5.
RETI: 13’pt Koné, 34’pt and 2’st Bartesaghi, 32’st Laurienté.
NOTES: Day serene, playground in good condition. Ammoniti: Fadera, Loftus-Cheek, Muharemovic, Thorsvedt. Angles: 7-3. Recovery: 3′, 6′.
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