2/3/2024–|Last updated: 3/2/202402:13 AM (Mecca time)
Milan achieved a valuable and difficult victory over its host Lazio with a clean goal in the 27th round of the Italian Football League.
Swiss substitute Noah Okafor scored the only goal of the match for Milan in the 88th minute.
The match witnessed Lazio’s Luca Pellegrini being sent off in the 57th minute after receiving a second yellow card.
The atmosphere became tense in the last minutes of the match, as the referee sent off both Montenegrin Adam Marusic (90 + 5) and Frenchman Matthieu Guendouzi (90 + 7), after the former objected to a foul being called against him, and Guendouzi pushed Christian Pulisic forcefully while the latter grabbed the Frenchman’s shirt to prevent him from Counterattack.
3 players were expelled from Lazio!
Guendouzi also comes out fired #Lazio_Milan #Italian Leauge pic.twitter.com/4HrUJr95Pn
– Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (@ADSportsTV) March 1, 2024
The second expulsion for Lazio went to Marusic#Lazio_Milan #Italian Leauge pic.twitter.com/DrI8b84IzH
– Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (@ADSportsTV) March 1, 2024
Milan insists on scoring…
Okafor puts his team ahead with the first goal#Lazio_Milan #Italian Leauge pic.twitter.com/Lmqrxs40wN
– Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (@ADSportsTV) March 1, 2024
Milan raised its score to 56 points in third place, while Lazio’s score froze at 40 points in ninth place.
The second harsh loss in a row comes for Lazio, before its important match with its German host Bayern Munich – next Tuesday – in the second leg of the Champions League final, and the Italian team had won at home with a clean goal.
On the other hand, Milan rebounded after returning to winning ways after a draw and two losses in all competitions, before facing Slavia Prague on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final.