In the 23rd round of Serie A, Frosinone hosted AC Milan. In the first half, Olivier Giroud opened the scoring and Rafael Leao converted the penalty to give the home side an equaliser. In the second half, Milan conceded another goal and fell behind at one point, but Gabia and Jovic scored one goal each to complete the reversal. In the end, AC Milan narrowly won 3-2, remained unbeaten in the last 8 rounds, and the state was relatively stable, and Pioli gradually sat firmly in the position. After this game, Milan remain in third place in Serie A, five points behind leaders Inter, but with one more game to go.
In terms of lineup, Milan played with all the main players, with Rafael Leao and Giroud partnering up front, Christian Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek starting. Shortly after the break, Adley fouled the ball with a second touch when he took a free-kick, a rare mistake for a professional player. In the 15th minute, Giroud received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and fired a volley wide. After that, Reinders broke the ball near the centre circle and Leao on the left received the ball and broke through to cross before Giroud headed in from the back post. After a VAR check, the goal was determined to be valid, and Giroud scored his 11th league goal of the season.
After that, the home team's attack, Haroui cut inside on the left and fired a low shot that Maignan was solid enough to dispossess, and then Seck fired a long-range shot that Maignan saved again. In the 12th minute, Gailey's cross from the right was not a threat, but Leao raised his arm to block the ball and was awarded a penalty. Sule scored with a blast to equalize the score, 1-1, and it can only be said that Leao has his back. After that, after the ball was broken up front, Christian Pulisic had a volley saved in the middle of the box, and Giroud fell to the ground and appeared to twist his ankle, but fortunately he was okay and could hold on. Giroud's cross from the left was met by Rafael Leao, who found the ball in the net and blew him for a foul. After that, a header from Reinders was too straight to threaten. At half-time, the score was 1-1, and AC Milan had no advantage to speak of.
In the rematch, AC Milan stepped up their attack, and Jorge turned around at the edge of the box and fired a low shot that went wide. After that, Rafael Leao burst into the left side of the box and fired a volley after a dribble that was saved by the goalkeeper. After that, Giroud headed in a cross from the left and didn't have the power to head in. The home side counter-attacked and Haroui fired a low shot from the top of the arc that was blocked. In the 64th minute, Sule went straight to the right side of the penalty area, Mazitelli followed up with a small-angle push, Maignan made a mistake in the save and did not block the angle, 2-1, Frosinone overtook the score!
In the 72nd minute, Adley made a cross, Giroud ferried at the back point, and Gabia's header relay went into the empty goal to equalize the score, 2-2! In the 80th minute, Pioli replaced Jovic, and it quickly took effect - less than 2 minutes, Frosinone made a mistake in his own backfield, Teo broke the ball and handed it to Okafor, who crossed, the opposing defender made a mistake in clearing, the ball went to Jovic's feet, he smiled and scored the ball, 3-2, AC Milan exceeded the score again! Stefano Pioli is a bit of a substitution, Jovic scored his fifth league goal of the season, can AC Milan keep him?
After that, Giroud was substituted and AC Milan switched to defending to ensure the victory. Overall, Milan's performance today was mediocre, after all, they were against a relegation team, and of course, the three points were the most important.