This Sunday, Milan squandered a two-goal lead and drew 2-2 in Naples in the 10th round of the Italian Football League, losing second place to Juventus.
At the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, France’s Olivier Giroud left the match highly successful for the Rossoneri with his strikes in the 22nd and 31st minutes, but the Neapolitans responded in the second half with the legs of Politano (50) and Raspadori (63) to seal the result 2-2.
Portugal internationals Mario Rui and Rafael Lean started for Napoli and Milan respectively.
That leaves the hosts in fourth place with 18 points, behind this Sunday’s opponents, who are third with 22 points. Juventus benefited from this tie, sitting in second place with 23 points, while Inter Milan also lead with 25 points.
Earlier, Roma, without the disqualified Jose Mourinho, defeated Inter Milan (1:0), who scored the only goal in the final period of the match, and regained the lead in the tournament.
At the San Siro, the Giallorossi were without a Portuguese coach, who watched the match from the press stand, and several important players, including Portugal’s Renato Sanchez, Pellegrini, Abraham, Smalling and Paulo Dybala, were injured.
The match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza marked the return of Mourinho, who led the Nerazzurri to the treble in 2010, and Belgian striker Lukaku, who followed his controversial departure from Inter to the Trans-Alpine capital and was loudly jeered by local fans.
Nine minutes before the final whistle, with the result seemingly nil, Frenchman Marcus Thuram, served by Dimarco, scored the goal that allowed the Nerazzurri, Benfica’s Champions League rivals, to return to the lead.
Roma, on the other hand, this Sunday, with Ruy Patricio in the eleven, broke a streak of five consecutive victories in all competitions and remains eighth with 14.
In the first game of the day, Cagliari managed to change the score from 3–0 to 4–3 against Frosinone, their first victory in a championship in which they are now penultimate with six points.
In Sardinia, Soul’s brace (23 and 37) and Brescianini’s goal (49) seemed to be enough for the visitors to guarantee triumph, but Cagliari achieved an impressive turnaround in the second half thanks to pinpoint strikes from Oristanio (72), Makubu (76) and Pavoletti (90). +4 and 90+6).
In addition, Monza, with Pedro Pereira as a substitute and Dani Mota on the pitch in the second half, and troubled Udinese, drew 1–1. Domingos Quina was not an option for Udine.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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