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JUVENTUS-MILAN, SUMMER TOUR | THE SYNTHESIS

First friendly of the season for Juventus . In Los Angeles, at the Dignity Health Sports Park, the black and whites faced Milan in a Serie A starter. Mister Allegri lined up the Americans Weah and McKennie from the first minute, one in black and white for the first time, the other in the first after the return from loan to Leeds. First time for Cambiaso too, while the rest of the eleven are made up of certainties.


THREE GOALS IN ONE HALF Milan tries to start strong, but the first chance of the match is black and white and it's from Chiesa . Nice cue from Fede from the left, swerved inside the field to get rid of the marker and right from outside the area. Maignan counters when the clock reaches 17 minutes. Three minutes later Milan are already forced to make their first substitution: out of Calabria, in for Florenzi.

The story still takes us three minutes ahead: in the 23rd minute the score is unlocked and it's Milan who rejoices . Cross from a free kick by Hernandez, header by Thiaw on which Szczesny can do nothing. Down by a goal, Juve reacted immediately. Chiesa nearly equalized, taking advantage of a wonderful acceleration from Weah, then it was the number 7 himself who tried to break through alone, taking home a corner kick. Corner transformed into gold by Juve: Gatti two tries first , but Maignan first and the Rossoneri defensive wall then repel. On the second rebound Danilo slingshots , who shoots the 1-1 on goal . His first goal of the season in a friendly is from him. After the goal conceded, however, not even Milan stood by and took the lead once again on the developments of a dead ball. To sign the 1-2 Giroud, caught a stone's throw from Szczesny , who can not intervene. So we go to rest at 1-2 for Milan.

SECOND HALF At the start of the second half, Mister Allegri made five substitutions: Pinsoglio, Alex Sandro, Rugani , Kostić and Iling-Junior were on. Just one of the new entrants immediately puts his hand on the equalizer goal. On Chiesa 's cross , his movement sent Giroud out of time, who headed into his goalkeeper. Once the draw has been found, Juve shows up again with Kean and McKennie worrying the opposing defense, but not Maignan. On the other hand, however, Pinsoglio is needed to neutralize Leao's punishment.

Juve's response was entrusted first to Kostić and then to Nicolussi Caviglia (who took over during the hour of the game). The two conclusions do not frame the mirror of the goal. He doesn't find the goal, not by much, not even Pobega, in the 75th minute, after a good personal action. On the pitch, in the final, there was a desire to show off on both sides. A minute later the number 32 AC Milan player tries Romero with an attempt from a winger destined for the bottom corner: a super Pinsoglio takes care of denying the Rossoneri's new advantage. A minute later Huijsen tries from outside the box, but he doesn't see the mirror. In the 90th minute the scoreboard at Dignity Health Sports Park reads 2-2: it goes to penalties .

Even the penalties last longer than expected: it goes to the bitter end with Pinsoglio as the great protagonist. At the end of the match, Pinso will be elected man of the match, with Soulé converting the decisive penalty.


JUVE-MILAN, THE TABLE Juve-Milan 2-2 (6-5 pens) Scorers : 23' Thiaw (M); 33' Danilo (J); 39' Giroud (M); 48' auto. Giroud (M) Penalty Sequence : Romero (M) high; Milik (J) goals; Adli (M) goals; Iling-Junior (J) saved; Pobega (M) saved; Nicolussi Caviglia (J) goal; De Ketelaere (M) goals; Huijsen (J) goals; Colombo (M) goals; Kostić (J) saved; Bartesaghi (M) saved; Soulé (J) goal.

Juventus : Szczesny (46' Pinsoglio); Gatti (60' Huijsen), Bremer (46' Alex Sandro), Danilo (46' Rugani); Weah (60' Soulé), McKennie (60' Nonge), Locatelli (60' Nicolussi Caviglia), Miretti (46' Iling-Junior), Cambiaso (46' Kostić); Church (60' Yildiz), Kean (60' Milik). Subs: Daffara, De Winter, Barrenechea. Coach: Merry

AC Milan : Maignan (58' Sportiello); Calabria (20' Florenzi) (84' Zeroli), Thiaw (58' Bartesaghi), Tomori (58' Simić), Hernandez (61' Saelemaekers); Loftus-Cheek (58' Pobega), Krunic (61' Adli), Reijnders (61' De Ketelaere); Pulisic (61' Romero), Giroud (58' Colombo), Leao (58' Chaka Traorè). Available: Mirante. Coach: Pioli

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