Milan struck first and won 1-0 against Tottenham, this Tuesday at the San Siro in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, with a goal from Spanish midfielder Brahim Díaz.
In a duel with few chances, the local team came out with more claw and in the 7th minute they scored the only goal of the game. The return will be held on March 8 in London.
It was the third victory in 10 games played in 2023 for a Milan that has virtually lost the possibility of renewing its Serie A title. In this negative series, they also left the Super Cup against Inter and were eliminated in the Cup by Torino.
The best version of Theo
Willing to put an end to this losing streak, Milan had come out with more fang and the score quickly proved them right. In a jump, Milan captain Theo Hernandez beat Argentine ‘Cuti’ Romero by power, in a small reissue of the last World Cup final, and released a kick that goalkeeper Fraser Forster cleared short.
Brahim appeared to finish off and the substitute for the injured Hugo Lloris got a miraculous hand, but the Spaniard was in time to launch himself on the plate and finally finish off with a header into the net.
Off after the final lost to Argentina in Qatar, the youngest of the Hernández brothers showed his best version, driven by the captaincy, once again being the gifted player capable of riding the entire left wing.
But as the minutes passed, Milan’s vehemence faded in front of a calmer Tottenam that was trying to gain meters, testing the Romanian Cirpian Tatarusanu, substitute for the injured Mike Maignan, with a long shot.
richarlison, weightless
In the first period, Spurs reference Harry Kane was well supported by the Dane Simon Kjaer, who did not hesitate to stop the captain of the English team with fouls to reduce his impact on the game.
There were few occasions in a tough match, with Milan unable to find a way to connect their striker Olivier Giroud and a Tottenham in which Kane and Son Heung-min appeared far from the goal.
With this scenario, the duel advanced towards the 70th minute, when the Brazilian international Richarlison came into play at Tottenham, replacing the Swede Dejan Kulusevski, but the 9th minute for the Seleçao continued to show far from his best level with the Spurs.
In the final stretch the best chances were for Milan. The revulsives on the bench, the Belgian Charles De Ketelaere and the Brazilian Junior Mesias, were not able to balance their simple shots (78 and 79). (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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