CREMONA (ITALPRESS) – Milan raises its head before the derby. Massimiliano Allegri’s men bring home a valuable success for 2-0 in Zini’s move against Cremonese, valid for the twenty-seventh day of Serie A 2025/2026: they decide Pavlovic and Leao.
The first networking opportunity comes to 7′ and if they cut out the hosts with an insidious traverse of Vandeputte, on which Vardy fails to impact well. Three minutes later, Rabiot embarks for Leao, but finds the providential intervention of Folino. At 21′ are still the Rossoneri to be seen in the middle of the opponent’s field with a mancino of Saelemaekers, but it ends on the bottom.
After a moment of difficulty, the boys of David Nicholas react and, within a minute, they turn twice the advantage first with Bonazzoli and then with Vardy. At 34′ Leao, imbeccato excellently from Fofana, devour the goal to you with Audero turning to the side. In the final of the first time Milan insistently seeks the advantage, but a fantastic Audero raises the wall denying the net to Pulisic, Rabiot and Fofana. We are therefore going to rest on the part of 0-0.
In the opening of the shoot, the Cremonese immediately becomes dangerous with a right of Vardy, which is deviated in corner from Tomori. The Rossoneri do not approach in the best way after the interval and risk again to go under two fringes: Luperto and Bonazzoli create affanno in the opponent’s backguard, but he manages to save himself. At 60′ the Rabiot-Leao axis is rekindled, but the Portuguese fails another chance in front of Audero.
The most active in Milan remains the former Lille, which at 68′ serves a good cross for Fullkrug, which is anticipated by the grey-red goalkeeper. At 80’ they are the hosts who touch the guilt with a cloak of Luperto, rejected with a hand by Maignan.
In the long run, the guests’ efforts pay, because at 90′ they manage to break the wall of their rivals: on the developments of a corner Strahinja Pavlovic crashes into the net after a de Winter sped. In the recovery there is also room for the coup by Rafael Leao who, at Nkunku’s suggestion, fixes the score on the final 2-0.
By virtue of this success Milan climbs to 57 points in the standings, while Cremonese remains at a height of 24. In the next engagement the meneghini will be protagonists of the derby against the Inter on Sunday 8 March; for the grayish ones, instead, is previewed the transfer of the Via del Mare against Lecce.
IL TABELLINO
CREMONESE (3-5-2): Audero 6.5; Bianchetti 6 (21’st Terracciano 5.5), Luperto 6.5, Folino 6.5; Zerbin 6 (21’st Barbieri 6), Thorsby 6, Vandeputte 6.5 (37’st Grassi sv), Maleh 6, Pezzella 5; Vardy 5 (21’st Djuric 5), Bonazzoli 5.5. On the bench: Nava, Silvestri; Ceccherini, Faye, Floriani; Bondo, Payero, Sanabria. Coach: Nicola 6.
MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan 6; Tomori 6 (33’st Athekame 6), De Winter 6.5, Pavlovic 7; Saelemaekers 5.5 (17’st Füllkrug 5.5), Fofana 6 (17’st Ricci 6), Modric 6.5, Rabiot 6.5, Bartesaghi 5.5 (44’st Estupiñan sv); Leão 6.5, Pulisic 5 (33’st Nkunku 6.5). On the bench: Pittarella, P. Terracciano, Odogu; Jashari. Coach: Cheers 6.
ARBITRO: Massa di Imperia 5.5.
RETI: 45’st Pavlovic, 49’st Leao.
NOTES: Serene day, playing ground in good condition.
Ammoniti: Terracciano, Maleh.
Angles: 6-7.
Recovery: 1′, 4′.
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