The Rossoneri responded immediately to the successes of Inter, Juve and Napoli with a good match archived in the first half. The US international was the protagonist with a goal and illuminating plays. Emiliani too imprecise in attack
– bologna
Milan started in pursuit and has already reached the other big names at the top: twenty-four hours late, the Rossoneri join the big command group. Delay quickly cleared: twenty minutes into the new season, Pioli was already two ahead. He had already sent Pulisic in goal and allowed Reijnders to serve an assist. From the new purchases immediately positive signals, confirmed during the tender.
milan in fluency
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The formations are those announced: Milan with three new signings on the pitch from the start, Bologna aiming for Maignan with the incursions of Zirkzee to which is added the support of Moro. It cannot be said that the start is not launched: after twenty seconds Lykogiannis prints Posch’s deep invitation on the crossbar. On the left-footed missile Maignan would be beaten and the AC Milan defense then closed the action with a corner kick. In the following minutes one wonders how Milan can break through the opponent’s defensive line and a couple of answers are soon served: after eleven minutes Pulisic breaks free on the trocar, centers and draws a left-footed cross at the far post on which Reijnders pounces. The Dutchman’s quick assist for Giroud: Olivier reopens the goal count closed on the last day of last season. Milan ahead. After Ferguson’s attempted reaction, here is the second Rossoneri response. Again on the Pulisic-Giroud axis: this time the American (under the eyes of compatriot Gerry Cardinale in the stands) starts the triangle, which Olivier carries forward with his heel and the former Chelsea winger finishes with a perfect conclusion from outside the box. It’s the red and black doubling. There could also be three of a kind: Skorupski this time opposes Giroud’s left-footed volley, at the end of another fast-moving action by Milan. A specialty that he showcased several times in the first half, with a choral game in which the new signings participate without hesitation. Reijnders plays vertically, Pulisic creates and spreads, Loftus-Cheek covers: Pioli seems to have already integrated three of the nine new ones. And Bologna? He replies again with Ferguson from the edge of the area and with Posch’s header wide in recovery.
administration
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In the second half Motta changes immediately: the inconclusive Moro is out, Orsolini is in. Bologna is certainly more lively: Ndoye hits the outside post after a quarter of an hour. Then it’s Maignan who says no first to Aebischer (who looks for the cross from the right) then to Posch, who tries with his heel on the subsequent corner action. At half time, Chukwueze and Okafor enter for Milan, El Azzouzi for Bologna. The rest is Rossoneri administration (with a flash of Leao: diagonal post) and a few rossoblù attempts to reopen the accounts, even with the other substitutions. Pioli leaves with good results, collected above all in the first half: Theo’s acceleration, from left-handed to central incursionist, the solidity of Thiaw (much less attentive Tomori), the elegance of Reijnders, the substance of Giroud and the class of cleaning For the former, that may be enough.
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