AC Milan 1-1 Cremonese: Frustrated Rossoneri held at home
AC Milan 1-1 Cremonese: Frustrated Rossoneri held at home by table-bottom Cremonese, with Junior Messias scored in injury time to rescue late point at San Siro.
Messias scored a last-gasp equaliser to save Stefano Pioli’s side from a humiliated display, against a relegation-threatened side, in a game thought to be easy to keep their hope on top four race.
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AC Milan 1-1 Cremonese – Highlights
A win, which was mandatory, would have kept Milan level with city rivals Inter Milan in the race to Champions League spot, but Rossoneri almost got defeated.
Alexis Saelemaekers thought he could open the scoreline for his side with his early finish after 11 minutes, but VAR review ruled out the Belgium star for being offside.
Dominated but could not score, Divock Origi threatened the visitors but failed to score, as the host went into the break frustrated.
Cremonese went ahead when David Okereke got away from Malick Thiaw and Kalulu before his strike hit the bottom-left corner in front of the angry home crowd.
It was almost over for any hope of at least a point for Milan, but Messias’s free-kick woke San Siro when it found the net via a deflection in the third minute of stoppage time.
Late drama was Charles Pickel’s red card for punching Sandro Tonali, but that was it.
Milan now have won just two of their last nine league games during a crucial run of the very last few rounds to go till the end.
While their direct competitors as Lazio, Juventus, Inter and Atalanta all won the mid-week fixtures, the hope for next season’s European spot seems to be out of reach for Milan.
Milan’s run of draw continue
Counting the latest one at home, Milan are now one of the three sides to have drawn the most matches in all competitions in 2023.
Rossoneri’s last seven games in all competitions ended with: DDWDDWD
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Next up for Milan
Milan will be back in Serie A action again on Saturday hosting Lazio, in another must-win fixture.