Milan's roller-coaster in Lecce ends in a draw, leaving the defending champion nine points adrift of Napoli
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 14.01.23. | 21:59
Rossoneri are totally out of form after the World Cup break
A weird, manic win at Salerno, followed by a shocking 2-2 home draw against Roma after conceding two in the injury time, and finally - a disappointing draw in a four-goal thriller at Lecce.
That's the summary of AC Milan's post-WC Serie A ride, which leaves the defending champions nine steps behind the leader, Napoli.
Unlike that Roma tie, in which they went two goals up, Rossoneri were two goals down this time.
The hosts were furious from the kick-off, breaking the deadlock only three minutes into the game. Actually, it was Theo Hernandez's own goal, following a swift cross from the left.
The French full-back is to blame for the second goal in the back of Milan's net, too, as he failed to mark Baschirotto for the header, which provided the underdogs with a two-goal lead.
At that moment, it seemed Milan are heading for a catastrophe, but with a bit of luck and Giroud's impeccable skills, Silvio Pioli's boys managed to fight back.
Firstly, Rafael Leao scored a weird goal, slotting it by the near post, as Lecce's keeper made a horrible assumption. Just a couple of minutes later, Giroud reacted superbly to a cross and connected Calabria with the goal for a comeback, 2-2.
Albeit there were 20 minutes still left on the clock, the reigning champions couldn't find the back of Lecce's net for the third time and had to settle with only a 2-2 draw.
SERIE A - Matchday 18
Friday
Napoli - Juventus 5-1 (2-1)
/Osimhen 14, 65, Kvaratskhelia 39, Rrahmani 55, Elmas 72 - Di Maria 42/
Saturday
Cremonese - Monza 2-3 (0-2)
/Ciofani 67, Dessers 83 - Ciurria 8, Caprari 19 pen, 55/
Lecce - Milan 2-2 (2-0)
/Hernandez 3 og, Baschirotto 23 - Leao 58, Calabria 70/
20.00: (6.25) Lecce (3.80) Milan (1.68)
22.45: (1.34) Inter (5.70) Verona (9.00)
Sunday
14.30: (3.35) Sassuolo (3.50) Lazio (2.30)
17.00: (1.73) Torino (3.80) Spezia (5.70)
17.00: (2.04) Udinese (3.50) Bologna (4.10)
20.00: (1.43) Atalanta (4.50) Salernitana (8.50)
22.45: (2.14) Roma (3.50) Fiorentina (3.80)
Monday
22.45: (2.35) Empoli (3.25) Sampdoria (3.50)
***odds are subject to change
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