The Greek exam is the toughest by definition: Milan suffers for an abundant hour, sees a rejection, then gets up from the desk and shows off a test of maturity to applause. Nine minutes to overturn an evening that could become tremendous and instead give the first place alone in the F group of Europa League: at San Siro ends 3-1 for the Devil. The pupil is gifted but does not commit himself? We think Cutrone and Higuain, with the collaboration of Calhanoglu: we are two wins in a row between league and cup, Gattuso begins to enjoy a team no longer just talented, but also compact and with a certain personality.
In a San Siro for a few close friends, the already very noisy third green ring - filled almost entirely by the red and white fans - explodes at 14 '. Cissé from behind Koutris fishing, which from the left-sided brush in the middle for Guerrero, the 9 of the Greeks: header "in the face" to Zapata and Olympiacos ahead. Here we go again, the Rossoneri take goals. And A Gattuso seems to relive a nightmare: the last time in Europe at home, in March against Arsenal, he had seen his capitulars just after a quarter of an hour (at the hands of Mkhitaryan). Milan does not break through, and then the Milan coach plods the line of attack, approaching Castillejo to Higuain and going to 4-4-2 with Bonaventura off to the left. The change of system revitalizes a Devil so far off and predictable, but the Spaniard lacks impact with the ball from an excellent position on a cross from the right of Suso. Find it, the ball, Zapata with a header after a corner at the end, but oversized.
In the second half Rino goes to the true double striker, inserting Cutrone for the former Villarreal, and tries to move something to the left with Calhanoglu instead of Jack: never double move was more apt, because Milan so reverses. The 63 Rossonero adds weight and substance in the Greek area, the Turk is invented two assists out of three. Patrick almost equal 60 '(inspires the usual Suso), then head the cross to the kiss of RR in the 70' and 9 minutes later is the first double season, collecting the low cross of Calha from the right.
- In the middle, however, there was the goal of Pipita, the one that overturns the result and turn off the dreams of external points of Yaya Touré and companions: Calha (who will hit a post in recovery) fishing with a nice cut from the edge , Gonzalo steers on the left, jumps Cissé and always with the left-handed surpasses Sà . It is the fourth goal of the season, and in fact consecutive, since after the splendid volley at the Atalanta had stopped due to injury; is the second to Olympiacos, who had already pierced in September 2017 with Juventus in the Champions League. The Argentine is increasingly at the center of the Devil, before marking his race is a film of perennial high voltage. He raises, asks for a ball, gets nervous for the physical duels with the Greek power stations and even tries to stop, "stealing" a punishment from the limit to Suso. Then he does his duty, this time under the Milan curve. Just to not miss anything.
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