In the 27th round of the 2023-2024 Serie A season in the early hours of March 2, AC Milan defeated Lazio 1-0 away and had the last laugh in this match full of red and yellow cards. After beating Lazio Blues, AC Milan reached 56 points and remained firmly in third place in the Serie A table.
After the start of the game, in the 7th minute, Lazio won a corner on the right side, Alberto sent the ball into the box, Vecino outflanked the ball in front of the goal, and the ball was deflected. In the 11th minute, Florenzi's return pass made a mistake with Maignan, and Maignan tackled the ball down Castellanos, but referee Di Bello did not say anything. In the 38th minute, Alberto's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by Maignan. In the 45th minute, Christian Pulisic received a pass from Te'o on the right and cut inside with the ball to shoot from outside the box, but Provedel saved the ball. At half-time, the two teams played to a 0-0 draw.
In the second half of the game, in the 57th minute, when Pellegrini was out of bounds on the left sideline of the backfield, he was ready to stop the game and let the injured teammates wait for rescue, but Pulisic grabbed it, Pellegrini could only bring down Pulisic from behind, referee Di Bello showed Pellegrini a second yellow card, two yellows turned into one red and sent Pellegrini off the field, and AC Milan had one more person on the field. Christian Pulisic's scramble was deemed immoral by the Lazio players, and it was the beginning of the game, which was full of red and yellow cards.
AC Milan, who had one more man on the pitch, took control of the situation. In the 64th minute, AC Milan penetrated in the middle, Giroud pushed in the box, and Proveld confiscated the ball. In the 75th minute, Leao received a pass from Reinders on the left side of the penalty area, and scored the ball with a shot from a small angle. In the 87th minute, Leao crossed from the left, Okafor's shot was saved, Giroud's follow-up shot in front of the goal was blocked by Mario, Okafor scored again, and AC Milan led 1-0.
In the 93rd minute, Marusic pushed down Leao, who was scrambling for a header, and Marusic was dissatisfied with his language and directly attracted a red card from referee Di Beilo. In the 95th minute, Pulisic and Gundouzi were entangled in the confrontation, and Gundouzi's retaliatory action was directly red carded by referee Di Bello, and Pulisic also received a yellow card. In the end, AC Milan beat Lazio 1-0 away.
In this game, the referee Di Bello showed a total of 11 yellow cards and 3 red cards, which can be said to be unrelenting in the cards, which is a great test for both sides on the field. After AC Milan gained a numerical advantage, Pioli made three substitutions, which were very crucial, namely replacing Florenzi in the 64th minute and replacing Calabria; In the 71st minute, he replaced Adli and replaced Okafor; In the 81st minute, Gabia was replaced by Jiafu. The substitutions of all three were all yellow cards and were weak points in AC Milan's defense, so this substitution allowed AC Milan to ensure the aggressiveness of the defensive pressing, without the worries of carrying a yellow card.