AC Milan turned jeers to cheers on Sunday as two objectives in stoppage time gave the seven-time European champions a surprising 3-2 win over Parma in Serie A. Trailing to what regarded like being Enrico Delprato’s winner for Parma heading into added time, Milan triumphed due to strikes from Tijjani Reijnders and Samuel Chukwueze, sending beforehand annoyed followers delirious with pleasure. Milan transfer as much as sixth, 5 factors behind Lazio who sit fourth and host off-form Fiorentina in Sunday’s late match.
Nigeria ahead Chukwueze’s bundled end utterly modified the environment across the San Siro and gave Sergio Conceicao’s group an enormous enhance forward of an enormous week.
Milan journey to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday gunning for direct qualification for the final 16 of the Champions League earlier than their native derby with Inter Milan subsequent weekend.
“I feel we confirmed the appropriate mentality, preventing to the top and the way in which we modified this recreation is loopy,” mentioned Netherlands midfielder Reijnders after his eleventh objective of the season.
“This recreation was essential for us to get again the place we belong. Now we’ve got to proceed.”
Fan discontent had threatened to bubble over within the eightieth minute when Delprato compelled house on the rebound after Mike Maignan did brilliantly to maintain out Drissa Camara.
Supporters turned in the direction of the administrators’ field and mockingly applauded Milan’s administration, after Milan’s hardcore ultras watched nearly all of the match in silence, solely elevating their voices to once more demand that American house owners RedBird promote the membership.
The loudest cheers heard from house followers earlier than Reijnders’ 91st-minute equaliser, slotted house from Yunus Musah’s fantastic by means of ball, got here moments earlier than when Strahinja Pavlovic headed in what he thought was the leveller earlier than it was rightly dominated out for offside.
Unlucky Parma have been left with nothing from a wonderful efficiency which deserved extra however meant Fabio Pecchia’s group keep some extent above the relegation zone.
“If you play like that on the San Siro and you permit with a defeat there’s going to be disappointment however there’s additionally consciousness of what we did as a result of I noticed quite a lot of great things right now,” mentioned Pecchia.
“A efficiency like that may solely serve us effectively for the long run.”
Inter are at Lecce on Sunday night hoping to halve the six-point hole separating the champions from league leaders Napoli, with Roma at fellow mid-table outfit Udinese.
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