Bayern Munich only got a draw in the Bundesliga match in the early morning of March 2, Beijing time, and their Champions League 1 8 final opponent Lazio played in the 27th round of Serie A at almost the same time, and was beaten 0-1 by AC Milan at home. Lazio were sent off three men and finished the game with eight on the pitch.
In the first leg of the Champions League 1 8 final at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on February 15, Lazio upset Bayern 1-0. Since then, Lazio have only 1 win and 3 defeats in Serie A, losing both home games. Traditionally, Lazio are known for their passion in attack, but their attacking prowess has been poor this season, scoring just 32 goals in 27 Serie A games, less than half of the leaders Inter Milan (67 goals in 26 games).
A year ago, Lazio beat AC Milan 4-0 at home in Serie A last season, and Milinkovic, who scored two goals at the time, had already switched to the Saudi Super League to Bayjack Riyadh Crescent. Lazio's attacking prowess has not been good this season, and another reason is that the top scorer is in form like Mobile**, who is only on the bench for this game. Lazio boss Maurizio Sarri started Argentine centre-forward Castellanos, who had a quadruple in Girona's 4-2 La Liga win over Real Madrid a year earlier, but one game seemed to drain all his luck and has been lackluster ever since.
Lazio wanted to rewrite their two-game losing streak in Serie A against AC Milan, but couldn't find a way to attack. In the 57th minute, Lazio left-back Manuel Pellegrini pulled down AC Milan's right winger Christian Pulisic behind his back, and received the second yellow card of the game, two yellows turned into one red and was sent off. In the 60th minute, Immobile came off the bench to replace Castellanos, who seemed to be sleepwalking, but Lazio's attack was still lackluster.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 88th minute when Leon's inverted cross from the left was saved by substitute Okafor, who was blocked in front of goal and Okafor fired into the net from near the penalty spot.
The AC Milan crowd celebrated passionately, sparking the fury of the Lazio players. In stoppage time, Lazio right-back Marusic was sent off for a foul on León. Lazio midfielder Guendouzi was then enraged by Pulisic's repeated tugging, and the man of the match in the Champions League win over Bayern Munich was sent off with an immediate red card for an elbow in retaliation. Lazio picked up two red cards in stoppage time and left only eight men on the pitch.
U.S. national team captain Christian Pulisic was the focus of the game, and Manuel Pellegrini's red card was also linked to him. Castellanos went down after colliding with AC Milan midfielder Bennacer and left-back Manuel Pellegrini tried to take the ball out of bounds to stop the game, but Pulisic didn't seem to realise it and opted to step forward to intercept the ball, only to be brought down by Pellegrini, which led to a second yellow card for Pellegrini.
In the post-match press conference, a journalist repeatedly called Pulisic "unethical", much to the annoyance of AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli. 'Pulisic is a player who respects the rules and you can continue playing until the referee blows the whistle. I disagree that this is unethical, absolutely not, Pulisic follows the rules. ”
Pellegrini wrote on his social media account after the game: "I apologize to the team and the fans for the red card, considering that the blood on the faces of my teammates and the fact that I stopped was not enough for the referee, next time I will definitely kick the ball off the field, the opponent is a victory against sportsmanship." ”
Text reporter Liu Yi.