The stakes were huge, and the nervousness was felt from the first second, because the outcome could dramatically change the picture at the top of the table.
Roma entered the match much more aggressively, threatening Cristante, Dybala and Ndicka, while Milan had problems with the organization of the game due to the absence of Pulisic, Rabiot and Gimenez. Despite this, Maignan saved everything that came his way, including dangerous attempts from Wesley and El Aynaoui.
The key moment of the match happened when Alexis Saelemaekers pulled off a counterattack and found Rafael Lea, who made a wonderful breakthrough on the left side and served a return pass to Pavlović, who scored from close range for 1:0. Roma was caught off guard, and defenders Celik and Mancini completely failed in that situation.
In the continuation, Milan could have settled the match, but the missed chances of Fofana and Leao left room for drama. Fofana hit the outside of the net, while Leao had a shot that was miraculously saved by Svilar, and soon after, Nkunku also hit the post.
The drama exploded in the very finish. Roma gets a penalty after Fofana handballed in the living wall. Dybala took charge, but Maignan read the shot and stopped the shot, confirming his man-of-the-match status. Unfortunately for Roma, Dybala got injured on that occasion and had to leave the field immediately.
At the very end, despite all the attempts of the guests, Milan managed to preserve the advantage and achieve a victory that puts them just one point behind the leader Napoli, while Roma is now in fourth position, with the same number of points as the Rossoneri.
(Vijesti.ba)
