Find out about the main events that occurred in Italian football on Saturday night, the goals in the matches, and the situation in the tournament table by reading this article.
"Lecce" – "Milan" 2:3
Goals: Krstovich, 7, 59 – Gallo (own goal), 68 Pulisic, 72 (pen), 81.
"Lecce": Falkone, Gilber, Baskirotto, Jan, Gallo, Kulibali (Banda, 83), Helgason (Veyga, 74), Perotti (Ramadani, 74), Berisha (Perre, 56), Morente (Rebich, 83), Krst.
"Milan": Sportello, Uoker (Fofana, 75), Gabbiya, Tiav, Ernandes, Bondo (Felish, 62), Musa (Sottil, 75), Ximenes (Abraham, 62) (Leau, 46), Reynders (Pulishich, 46).
"Milan" has been unable to escape the crisis this season. The situation for the Rossoneri was also highlighted in the match against "Lecce." With an hour of play gone, the favorites were trailing by two goals against the underdog team, which was positioned dangerously close to the relegation zone. Krstovich scored a double against the Milan team with two precise shots, a feat that "Lecce" players had not achieved since January 2000.
At the same time, although some players in the guest team made foolish mistakes, overall, the team was not in a hopeless situation. In the first fifteen minutes of the game, goals from Santiago Jimenez and Gabbiya were disallowed due to offside. The goalkeeper thwarted many of the guests' attempts, and in the second half, when the score was 0:2, Jimenez's shot was prevented from becoming a goal by a significant interference. However, Sergio Conceichão managed to turn the game around with substitutions. Although Joao Felix's shot was unsuccessful, the ball deflected off a "Lecce" defender and went into the net. Rafael Leau literally tore through the opponent's defense. The Portuguese player had already played a crucial role in the first goal, then Pulisic earned a penalty and played an important role in the attack that equalized the score, finally assisting his American teammate's second goal.
"Inter" – "Monza" – 3:2
Goals: Arnautovich 45, Chalhanoglu 64, Kiryakopulos 77 (own goal) – Birindelli 32, Keita Balde 44
"Inter": Jozep Martines, Acherbi, de Vrij (Carlos Augusto, 46), Pavard (Bissek, 46), Bastoni, Mkhitaryan, Chalhanoglu, Barella, Dumfries, Arnautovich, Martines.
"Monza": Turati, D'Ambrosio, Izzo, Pedro Pereira, Kiryakopulos, Dzeroli, Bianco, Castrovilli (Lekovic, 67), Birindelli, Mota (Gandula, 66), Keita Balde.
On that day, "Inter" also fell behind by two goals in their match. However, the Milan team had a significant advantage in the first half against the underdog. When the score was 0:1, Lautaro Martinez's goal was disallowed. However, former "Inter" player Keita Balde allowed "Monza" to take the lead, and the hosts managed to reduce the score before halftime. In the 45th minute, Arnautovich scored from a pass by Dumfries into the penalty area. In the second half, Hakan Chalhanogʻlu restored balance with a shot from outside the penalty area.
However, the hosts continued to struggle, and Simone Inzaghi's decision to bring on Zielinski resulted in an injury just a few minutes later. Fortunately for the coach, "Inter" still had one substitution opportunity left, and the teams continued the match with equal numbers. Another joker helped in defeating "Monza" - Carlos Augusto. After his assist, Lautaro shot, and the ball went into the net via an opponent's player. "Monza" is getting closer to relegation, while the reigning champions are leading with a four-point advantage, with "Napoli" set to respond against "Fiorentina" on Sunday.
