A competition started in the 22nd round of Serie A. AC Milan faced Bologna at home. AC Milan's results this season are pretty good. In the first 21 league rounds, they achieved 14 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, ranking third. Although there is some distance from the team in front of them, AC Milan has also distanced itself from the team behind it, and its third position is still relatively stable. However, it was a pity that AC Milan was eliminated in the Coppa Italia. AC Milan has won the last 4 league games. This time AC Milan faced Bologna. AC Milan has an absolute advantage in the head-to-head record between the two sides. But this time, AC Milan only got a draw, and it was a pity to encounter an absolute draw.
AC Milan has a 4231 formation in this game. Giroud is at the front. Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Leo formed an attacking partnership. Adley and Reinders form a double defensive midfielder. The back four of Calabria, Kjaer, Gabbia and Theo Hernandez started. Maignan serves as the starting goalkeeper. Jovic, Okafor and Florenzi were on standby on the bench.
Although AC Milan was playing at home, they lost the ball first. Zirkzee scored the ball in the chaos. Loftus-Cheek outflanked the goal and scored the ball to equalize the score. In the 83rd minute, Loftus-Cheek scored with a header to give Milan the lead again. However, AC Milan could not hold on to its advantage and gave its opponent a penalty kick in stoppage time. Orsolini made a free throw to help Bologna tie the game. Milan changed from 3 points to 1 point. The final score is 2-2!
It was a close game. AC Milan had 50% ball possession and 14 shots. Bologna shot 15 times. Both sides shot about the same number of shots. It's not easy for Bologna to play at such a level away from home. The best performer in the AC Milan team is undoubtedly Chik, who scored twice. The performances of Giroud and Theo were the most disappointing. Both of them missed penalty kicks, which was incredible. This is the first time in the past 20 years that two penalty kicks have been missed in the same top league game, creating an embarrassing 20-year record. Pioli couldn't believe this situation. He said that this situation would only happen once every 10 years, but it happened in this game. It was very unfortunate.
