Thiago Motta returns to victory after three draws in a row (he hadn’t won since the match against Monza before Christmas)! Juve beats Milan with a great second half; the Bianconeri momentarily overtake Lazio in fourth place. The Rossoneri remain stuck at 31 points, eighth place below Fiorentina and -3 behind Bologna who won today in Monza. In goal Understand e Weah within 5 minutes of the second half: the American scored in his father George’s favorite match, having achieved a double with the jerseys reversed in 1999.
THE SCORESHEET
Juventus-Milan 2-0
RETI: 60′ Range. 64′ Weah
JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Cambiaso, Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie; Thuram (83′ Fagioli), Locatelli; Mbangula (90′ Adzic), Koopmeiners (75′ Douglas Luiz), Yildiz (46′ Yildiz); Gonzalez (83′ Vlahovic). All. Motta.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Cousins; Emerson Royal (75′ Camarda), Gabbia, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer (62’ Jimenez), Fofana; Musah, Reijnders (80′ Terracciano), Leao; Abraham. Other. Conceiçao.
REFEREE: Massa.
WARNED: 61′ Bennacer (M), 73′ Emerson Royal (M)
THE HIGHLIGHTS
89′ Nice cross from Jovic for Camarda, oversized header.
80′ Milan fails to break through, a potential opportunity for Terracciano who has just come on. Tackled at the moment of the stop in the area following a suggestion from Theo Hernandez.
64′ JUVE AGAIN! 2-0 with Weah finishing a perfect counterattack on an assist from Thuram!
60′ JUVE GOAL! Mbangula shoots, a fortuitous deflection by Emerson Royal deceives Maignan. Bianconeri forward!
54′ Double chance Juve! Maignan saves Weah’s diagonal, then Milan turns off the lights and Koopmeiners arrives a few steps from the goal, but literally hits the goalkeeper with all the space available!
45’+1 Gatti moves away from yet another Milan attempt, the Juventus defense is stoic in this first half with the rebounds.
36′ Maignan responds to Yildiz! The ball passes and the Turk tries with his right foot, the goalkeeper’s rejection is certain.
-33′ Dangerous situation in favor of Juve, no one reaches an inviting ball from the left.
26′ Juve counterattack, Nico Gonzalez is put back by Tomori in the open field and fails to produce a dangerous conclusion.
26′ What an action by Milan! Leao takes advantage of a rebound between Thuram and Reijnders and shoots from a few meters, Di Gregorio surpasses himself. Then the Juventus defense saved itself twice more by rejecting the attempts of Musah and Theo Hernandez who had initially led the action.
21′ On the other side Gatti! Header in the scrum, this ball also goes very close to the goal.
20′ Milan opportunity! A play on a dead ball rewards Reijnders who finishes practically with a sure shot, but a rebound off Tomori’s arm in the melee causes the ball to go out!
16′ Lazy support from Emerson towards Maignanwho saves himself with a sliding intervention under Yildiz’s pressure.
14′ He responds Buyers again from outside, same outcome as Mbangula with Maignan having dived.
11′ Lion at the edge of the area, he kicks hard with his right foot and is blocked.
8′ Thunder! He converges on the right and carves out space at the limit, a high shot not by much.
6′ Another interesting starting point from Milan with Reijnders in the area, the ball in the middle which Di Gregorio controls with some difficulty.
3′ Leao receives the ball in the penalty area, with his back to the goal, moving away to the left: he tries to put the ball in with his heel, but the Juventus defense unravels.
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