Milan, which had to do without the unfit Zlatan Ibrahimovic, put more and more pressure on Roma, which resulted in the opening goal in the 75th minute. After two good saves from Roma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante, the ball hit the feet of Ante Rebic. The Croat had no doubts and shot the ball hard.
After a foul by Chris Smalling in the penalty area, the home team received a penalty in the final phase. Hakan Calhanoglu did not fail from eleven yards and decided the match.
Atalanta wins at Udinese
Atalanta, with Hans Hateboer in the starting line-up and Marten de Roon as a substitute in the second half, was 3-2 too strong for the number fifteen of the Italian league Udinese.
Atalanta got off to a flying start in Udine and took the lead via Duvan Zapata within ten minutes. The Colombian curled the ball past goalkeeper Juan Musso. However, Atalanta did not go into the break with a lead. Kevin Lasagna tied the score after half an hour of play.
Luís Muriel gave the visitors the victory in the second half. First, the Colombian shot a free kick beautifully in the intersection and then he gave the Udinese goalkeeper no chance of a hard long shot. Lasagna made it exciting with his second goal of the evening, on the instruction of substitute Marvin Zeegelaar, but the equalizer was no longer there.
Thanks to the victory, Atalanta is even stronger in fourth place (good for a Champions League ticket). The gap with number five AS Roma has increased to nine points.
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