milan: AC Milan emerged victorious from a tough Serie A matchup with Atalanta in a hard-fought 1-1 draw on Sunday. Meanwhile, Napoli’s new boy Kvicakvaradzqueria secured his 4–0 blowout win over promoted Monza.
Ismael Bennacer made sure champions Milan walked away from Gewiss Stadium on a deserved point in a well-placed curling effort midway through the second half.
“I think we could have done more. We tried to win this match,” Benather told DAZN.
“They were well-drilled and it was hard to find space. But when you can’t win, it’s important not to lose.
Stefano Pioli’s side were trailing in a typically hard-fought battle between local Lombardy rivals with Ruslan Malinowski’s errant opening goal.
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini criticized Malinowski before the game, saying the club should look for players who “score at least six goals in a season”.
The Ukrainian midfielder responded in trademark fashion in the 29th minute.
Known for his powerful shots, Malinowski threw one of his rockets side-by-side and ricocheted off Pierre Carl’s knee, denying Mike Mainnan a chance.
Milan should have been level before Bennacer attacked. Karl managed to send his header free over the bar from his six yards and Rafael his Leo’s powerful drive strayed wide early in the second half.
Sandro Tonali then missed a great opportunity to score in the first hour after being passed by Charles de Queteraere and failing to beat Juan Musso.
However, eight minutes later, Bennacer equalized for Milan and took advantage of a dozing home defense, not reacting enough to the ball rebounding off the corner flag, cutting inside and hitting a diagonal drive. .
That was the end of the game in Bergamo, with neither team able to create any real chances in the remaining 20 minutes.
Kvaratsheria conquers Naples
Kvaradzkeria scored a goal in every half of his walk at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and Napoli won two of their many games. Victor Osimén scored his second goal for the hosts on the stroke of half-time, with Kim Min-jae scoring the first. for the club late.
An instant hit for Napoli, Kvaradzkeria has already scored three goals and scored another since joining from Rubin Kazan last month.
“He can shoot with both feet and can pass players, so he has quality and a lot of options,” manager Luciano Spalletti told DAZN.
Both of his two goals on Sunday were touches of class, opening the scoring in the 35th minute with an unstoppable curling shot that hit the post and slipped past Valentin Antov just after the hour mark to create a perfect match. I put in a low shot and added a Naples 3rd.Bottom corner.
Spalletti’s team had nine goals in line with their maximum points tally, not the start fans had hoped for before the season began.
Supporters were upset with how Napoli’s league title challenge collapsed at the end of the previous season.
But Kvaracgelia’s glorious play and quick three-day acquisitions of Giovanni Simeone, Tanguy Ndombele and Giacomo Raspadori completely changed the mood in football’s mad city.
But it was a nightmare night for Monza. Monza are pointless and have lost starting centre-back Andrea Ranocchia to an ankle injury, but coach Giovanni Stroppa said it was “very serious”.
Empoli and Fiorentina held each other to a goalless draw, but ten minutes into stoppage time as referee Matteo Marchetti had to be replaced by fourth official Juan Luca Sacchi after a calf injury. finished.
Bologna drew 1-1 with Verona thanks to goals from Marco Arnautovic and Thomas Henry.
