On Saturday, January 27, Milan hosted Bologna at the San Siro.
In the first half hour, the teams were more distinguished by their struggle than their dangerous actions, but unexpectedly the guests took the lead. Zirkzee showed why he is of interest to top clubs by opening the scoring in the match. Kjær should have responded to this goal immediately, but the ball flew just above the goal.
Soon Milan earned the right to a penalty, visiting coach Thiago Motta received a straight red for quarrels with the referee, and Olivier Giroud failed to beat Skorupski. However, Milan soon equalized thanks to the actions of Calabria and Loftus-Cheek.
In the second half, Bologna lost the lead to Milan, and only Zirkzi constantly threatened the Rossoneri goal.. In the 73rd minute, Milan were awarded a second penalty, and now Theo Hernandez failed to score, hitting the post. Once again Loftus-Cheek took the stage and put his team ahead.
It would seem that this is victory, but at the very end of the match the Bologna players received a penalty. Riccardo Orsolini showed the Rossoneri how to take penalty kicks and saved the match for Bologna.
Statistics of the match Milan – Bologna of the 22nd round of Serie A
Milan – Bologna 2:2
Goals : Loftus-Cheek 45, 83 – Zirkzi 29, Orsolini (penalty), 90+2
Expected Goals (xG): 2.06 – 1.08
Ball possession: 50% – 50%
Beats: 14 – 16
Shots on target: 4 – 4
Fouls: 16 – 11
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