In Milan-Roma 1-0, Mike Maignan saved a penalty from Paulo Dybala. The last Rossoneri goalkeeper to neutralize a penalty at San Siro was Ciprian Tatarusanu in the Milan-Inter 1-1 derby on 7 November 2021. That season it was then the Scudetto…
Milan, Mike Maignan decisive against Roma: penalty saved by Paulo Dybala
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Sunday November 2, 2025at San Siro, Mike Maignan he returned as the absolute protagonist.
In the match Milan-Roma 1-0the French goalkeeper saved a penalty kicked by Paulo Dybalakeeping the goal clean and giving the Rossoneri three fundamental points in the race for the top of Serie A.
In addition to the sporting value, the episode takes on a special meaning: it is in fact the first penalty save at San Siro by a Milan goalkeeper after almost exactly four years, the first ever for Mike since he joined Milan at home.
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The previous one: Tatarusanu and the save against Lautaro Martinez in the derby on 7 November 2021
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To find a precedent you have to go back to Sunday November 7, 2021in the derbyMilan-Inter 1-1. That evening the protagonist was Ciprian TatarusanuRomanian goalkeeper, who retired in September 2024, who managed to save a penalty a Lautaro Martinez.
An episode that inflamed San Siro and became one of the symbols of that season. The Milan by Stefano Pioli he would then conquer it Scudetto 2021/22bringing the Tricolore back to AC Milan after eleven years of waiting.
From Tatarusanu’s save to Maignan’s: four years of waiting for the Rossoneri
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From November 7, 2021 to November 2, 2025: almost exactly four years, 1456 days, separate the two parades at San Siro.
Two penalties, two symbolic opponents, both Argentinians (Lautaro Martinez and Dybala), two key moments in the recent history of the Milan.
If in 2021 that of Tatarusanu became a sign of the group’s mental strength, that of Maignan against Roma could represent a new turning point in the 2025/26 season.
The statistical curiosity that tells the character of Allegri’s Milan
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In almost four years, no Rossoneri goalkeeper had ever rejected a penalty in front of the home crowd in official matches in 90 minutes.
Maignan he broke his fast with a spectacular save on Dybala, adding another chapter to the curiosities about Rossoneri statistics.
An episode that unites past and present, and which could become – as in 2021 – the prelude to a season as protagonists for the boys of Massimiliano Allegri.
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