Milan 1-0 Fiorentina: Theo nets pen to help Rossoneri climb up to 3rd
Theo Hernandez earned and converted a penalty to give Milan a much-needed victory over Fiorentina, with 15-year-old Francesco Camarda making history as Serie A’s youngest ever player
0' The match is about to start!
12' Yellow Card! Arthur booked
23' Pulisic's shot stopped
30' Calabria's shot stopped
40' Gonzalez's shot wide out
43' Pobega's header stopped
47' Penalty Goal! Milan 1-0 Fiorentina (Theo)
49' Chukwueze 's header stopped
56' Yellow Card! Tomori booked
74' Jovic's shot stopped
90' Lopez's shot wide out
The Rossoneri were decimated, as Olivier Giroud began a two-match ban with Rafael Leao, Noah Okafor, Simon Kjaer, Ismael Bennacer, Mattia Caldara, Pierre Kalulu, Marco Sportiello and Marco Pellegrino are injured, plus Ruben Loftus-Cheek not fully fit either, so 15-year-old Francesco Camarda was on the bench with Luka Jovic facing his old club. The Viola missed Michael Kayode, Dodo, Gaetano Castrovilli and suspended Luca Ranieri.
Christian Pulisic had the first chance on 23 minutes with a strike off the outside of the boot from the edge of the area, which Pietro Terracciano flew to palm over the crossbar.
Davide Calabria should’ve rolled it across rather than tried to beat Terracciano at the near post on a Tijjani Reijnders slide-rule pass.
Riccardo Sottil fired straight at Mike Maignan and the Nico Gonzalez curler was not far off the top corner of the net.
Terracciano was tested by a deflected Calabria cross at the near post and on the resulting corner the goalkeeper beat away Tommaso Pobega’s header.
The deadlock was broken in first half stoppages, as Jovic’s through ball sent Theo Hernandez sprinting clear on goal, brought down clumsily by Fabiano Parisi. Theo Hernandez converted the
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