Serie A Week 22: Result AC MILAN 1 – 2 SPEZIA, Monday 16 January 2022

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60% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 40% Ball Possession SPEZIA
AC Milan 1 – 2 Spezia
45′ Rafael Leão                     64′ Kevin Agudelo
.                                                   96′ Emmanuel Gyasi
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Spezia, 16th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -20
AC Milan, 2nd position with 48 points and a positive goal difference of +23

AC Milan suffering one of their biggest upset this season losing the Serie A Week 22 game against Spezia on Monday 17 January 2022 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.   Spezia turning into a miracle machine in the 96th minute to claim the victory in San Siro stopping AC Milan to get the 1st position.   Milan with 48 points remain -2 points below Inter with 50 points and a pending game.

A special game for AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic playing his 150th game with Milan.

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Referee Marco Serra giving a penalty to AC Milan in the 43rd minute after reviewing the VAR. Ouch, things not working out for Milan because Theo Hernández, incredible so, failed the penalty after hitting the right post with a left footed shot.

AC Milan opening the score just before ending the first half in the 45th minute. It is Rafael Leão to defeat Spezia goalkeeper Provedel with a right footed shot to the center.

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Spezia equalizing for the 1-1 in the 64th minute. It is Kevin Agudelo to defeat AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Daniele Verde

What a thriller! A total comeback with Spezia scoring the winner goal in the 96th minute silencing San Siro causing one of the biggest upset this season. It is Emmanuel Gyasi to become the hero for Spezia to claim this important away victory stopping AC Milan on their quest to get the first position.

  Stats Before the Game.  AC Milan have won two of the three Serie A matches against Spezia, completing a KO in last season’s second leg, 0-2 at the Picco stadium.
Spezia have lost all three of their previous matches at the Meazza in Serie A (between Inter and Milan), only at the Olympic stadium in Rome have they played several times in the competition (four) always finding defeat.  Spezia remained undefeated in three of the five Serie A matches against opponents who occupied the top two positions in the standings at the start of the championship: the win against Milan in February 2021 and the one against  Napoli last December was joined by a draw against Inter Milan in April 2021.  Milan have won their last three league games, always scoring at least three goals: the last time they scored more than two goals in consecutive Serie A games was in November 2011, when they reached five.

👉 Lineup AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Kalulu, Gabbia, Hernández; Krunić, Bakayoko; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Leão; Ibrahimović.

👉 Lineup SPEZIA (4-3-3): Provedel; Amian, Erlić, Nikolaou, Reca; Maggiore, Kiwior, Bastoni; Gyasi, Manaj, Verde.

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📺 Click the video to watch  AC  Milan – Spezia highlights on Monday 17 January 2022

🇮🇹 Referee Marco Serra from the section of Torino will be assisted by Alessandro Cipressa from the section of Lecce and Michele Grossi from the section of Frosinone. The Fourth Official will be Simone Sozza from the section of Seregno. The VAR will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1 and the AVAR will be Mauro Vivenzi from the section of Brescia.

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2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 22

AC Milan 1 – 2 Spezia
Monday 17 January 2022
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy

18:30

Referee: SERRA
Assistants: CIPRESSA – GROSSI
Fourth Official: SOZZA
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: VIVENZI

Goals: 45′ Rafael Leão  (M), 64′ Kevin Agudelo (S), 96′ Emmanuel Gyasi (S)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

AC MILAN (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Florenzi, Kalulu, Gabbia, Hernández; Krunić, Bakayoko; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Leão; Ibrahimović.

Subs.: Mirante, Tătăruşanu; Calabria, Stanga; Castillejo, Di Gesù, Messias; Giroud, Maldini, Rebić.

Coach: Stefano Pioli.

SPEZIA (4-3-3): Provedel; Amian, Erlić, Nikolaou, Reca; Maggiore, Kiwior, Bastoni; Gyasi, Manaj, Verde.

Subs: Zoet, Zovko; Bertola, Ferrer, Hristov; Agudelo, Kovalenko, Sala, Sher; Antiste, Nzola, Strelec.

Coach: Thiago Motta.