After the start of the new season, AC Milan's performance was not satisfactory, not only missing the round of 16 in the Champions League, but also being left out by Inter Milan and Juventus in the league, and there was little hope of winning the title. Therefore, if they want to break the embarrassment of the big four, AC Milan must make a difference in the cup competition, and on this match day, the Rossoneri will face the Coppa Italia 1 4 finals against a strong Atalanta. Leao scored the first goal in this game, but Koopmeiners scored twice, and AC Milan suffered a 1-2 reversal and missed the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
At the San Siro, Stefano Pioli set up a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Maignan continuing to guard the back of goal, with the back four being Calabria, Gabria, Te'o and 18-year-old Jimenez. In midfield, Mainders and Moussa were in the back two, with Christian Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao lined up, Jovic up front and Olivier Giroud on the bench.
Atalanta were not to be outdone, with the familiar names of Koopmeiners, De Jong, Scalvini, Jimsiti and Miranchuk. In Gasperini's 3-4-1-2 formation, De Ketelaere emerged up front against his old club.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, AC Milan launched an attack to the cheers of the home fans. In the 17th minute, Te'o crossed from the left flank, and Christian Pulisic met the ball and volleyed, but unfortunately the power was too light and was easily confiscated by the Atalanta goalkeeper. In the 20th minute, AC Milan counterattacked quickly, Reinders advanced the ball, Leao crossed the low ball from the left, Musa adjusted slightly at the back point, and a powerful shot was saved by the flying body.
In the 32nd minute, De Ketelaere took the ball on the left and crossed the ball, but it was a pity that Holm outflanked and volleyed away. Before half-time, the two sides suddenly set off a climax, in the 45th minute AC Milan on the left side of the cooperation, Leone cut the ball, straight into the opponent's penalty area, and then received Te'o's inverted triangle pass, followed up to push the goal, the Rossoneri broke the deadlock.
However, only two minutes later, Atalanta returned the color, De Jong passed through the right, Holm went down the bottom of the triangle and knocked back, Koopmeiners met the ball and fired into the net, Maignan couldn't reach it, and the two sides returned to the dressing room with a 1-1 scoreline.
After returning to the court, Atalanta took the initiative to speed up the game. In the 48th minute, Koopmeiners shook off the angle outside the penalty area and shot decisively, Maignan flew to keep the ball away, and AC Milan escaped. However, in the 58th minute, Milanchuk fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, Te'o ** was invalid and received a yellow card, Koopmeiners hit it, and Atalanta overtook 2-1.
From leading to trailing, Stefano Pioli made a series of substitutions, with Simic, Tetacciano, Adli and Giroud coming off the bench. In the 84th minute, Leao broke through the inverted triangle pass on the left, and Te'o followed up with a powerful shot, and the ball went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Musa took the ball outside the penalty area, made a slight adjustment, and shot with his feet, which was saved by Carneseki. In the 96th minute, there was a suspected handball in the Holm penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty based on the VAR opinion.
1-2 defeat to Atalanta, AC Milan's 3-game winning streak in all competitions was ended, considering that AC Milan is too far behind in Serie A, and now the Italian Cup is out again, although the Europa League can still be contested, but the Rossoneri, who want to start from the play-offs, have little hope of winning the championship, and it is very likely that all four will be empty.