AC Milan vs Atalanta 3-2

AC Milan beat Atalanta 3-2 at San Siro. The home side led early, then held on after the visitors cut it to 3-2. VAR played a part twice for Milan, with a disallowed goal and a confirmed penalty.

The first flashpoint came in the 13th minute when Christian Pulisic had a goal ruled out after VAR intervened. Milan went ahead on 24 minutes when Gonçalo Ramos converted a penalty after the decision was confirmed, before Adrien Rabiot made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute from Diego Moreira’s assist. That left Milan 2-0 up at half-time.

Milan stretched the lead to 3-0 on 57 minutes when Mario Gila scored from Rabiot’s assist, just after Gonçalo Ramos missed a penalty. Atalanta, who had already made two changes on 59 minutes, pulled one back on 66 minutes through Gianluca Gaetano, who had come on in the 59th minute and finished from Nicola Zalewski, who had also come on in the 59th minute. Milan then made three changes on 75 minutes, and Atalanta’s second goal arrived on 81 minutes when Nikola Krstović scored from Raoul Bellanova’s assist to make it 3-2. The home side held on after bringing on Fikayo Tomori on 84 minutes.

Milan had 56% of the possession and 599 passes to Atalanta’s 463, while both sides had two corners. Atalanta had more shots, 12 to 11, but Milan had six on target to four and posted 2.38 expected goals to 1.57. Milan committed three fouls to Atalanta’s 10, with offsides level at 1-1 and saves at 2-3.

Adrien Rabiot was booked in the 41st minute for Milan. Atalanta’s yellow cards went to Éderson José dos Santos on 68 minutes and Relja Obric on 78 minutes.