Salernitana 1-2 AC Milan: Rafael Leao and Sandro Tonali seal win for defending champions

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Salernitana 1-2 AC Milan: Rafael Leao and Sandro Tonali hand the defending champions the right begin to the brand new 12 months… as Stefano Pioli’s aspect return after the World Cup with a win to shut to inside 5 factors of leaders Napoli

  • Rafael Leao and Sandro Tonali scored within the opening quarter-hour for Milan
  • Salernitana pulled a aim again via Federico Bonazzoli late on
  • Milan held on to earn themselves three factors of their first sport in 2023 
  • Stefano Pioli’s aspect at the moment are 5 factors behind Napoli within the title race 

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Sandro Tonali scored a aim and arrange one other to information AC Milan to a 2-1 victory at Salernitana on Wednesday as Serie A returned after a seven-week break for the World Cup and the festive season.

Rafael Leao and Tonali struck within the first half as second-placed Milan moved to 36 factors, 5 behind league leaders Napoli who play away to Inter Milan later.

Ahead Leao gave Milan a 1-0 lead within the tenth minute when he picked up a intelligent cross from midfielder Tonali and went round goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa for an excellent end.

Rafael Leao celebrates after scoring the opening aim for Milan towards Salernitana

Sandro Tonali doubled Milan's lead in the 15th minute as Milan made a fast start to the game

Sandro Tonali doubled Milan’s lead within the fifteenth minute as Milan made a quick begin to the sport

MATCH FACTS

Salernitana (3-5-2): Ochoa; Lovato (Daniliuc 64), Radovanovic, Fazio; Sambia (Morello 84), Coulibaly, Bohinen (Kastanos 84), Vilhena (Bonazzoli 63), Bradaric; Piatek, Dia

Objective: Bonazzoli

Booked: Piatek, Bradaric, Coulibaly, Danilius

Supervisor: Davide Nicola

AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Calabria (Gabbia 72), Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez; Tonali, Bennacer; Saelemaekers (Dest 85), Diaz (De Ketelaere 63), Leao; Giroud (Vranckx 85)

Targets: Leao, Tonali

Booked: Giroud

Supervisor: Stefano Pioli 

Striker Olivier Giroud then despatched his header vast but it surely didn’t show to be an enormous miss for the guests as Tonali doubled their lead inside 5 minutes with a long-range strike into the underside nook after his first try was blocked.

Brahim Diaz, who twice got here shut within the first half, lastly discovered the online across the hour-mark following a set piece however the aim was disallowed as a result of he was offside.

Milan might have added extra targets however they missed probabilities, together with from Giroud.

Salernitana substitute Federico Bonazzoli received a comfort aim for the hosts within the 83rd minute after he related with a cross on the again put up and beat goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu.

Federico Bonazzoli (right) pulled a goal back for Salernitana but it was too little too late

Federico Bonazzoli (proper) pulled a aim again for Salernitana but it surely was too little too late

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