Milan stoop continues with heavy loss at dwelling to Sassuolo

AC Milan had been humbled 5-2 at dwelling by lowly Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday, struggling a fourth defeat in 5 matches to pile stress on supervisor Stefano Pioli.

Tempers flared all through the match as frustrations grew, with 11 yellow playing cards proven, seven to Milan gamers and 4 to the guests.

The Italian champions are fourth within the standings with 38 factors, one forward of Lazio and Roma, who play afterward Sunday. Sassuolo are sixteenth.
“I feel disappointment, but we don’t get far with disappointment,” Pioli informed Sky Sport Italia.

“Recent performances present we’re struggling, this should push me to grasp what conditions must be improved and handled otherwise.

“Our Scudetto this season will be securing a Champions League place, that is the objective.”

Olivier Giroud thought he had given Milan the lead within the eighth minute, however his celebrations had been lower quick after being dominated offside by VAR.

Sassuolo’s first objective got here towards the run of play after 19 minutes when Domenico Berardi despatched a cross into the field and an unmarked Gregoire Defrel tapped in.

Davide Frattesi doubled the lead two minutes later when he hammered a low shot into the web.

Giroud pulled one again for Milan within the twenty fourth minute, heading Davide Calabria’s cross into the highest nook, however Berardi rapidly restored Sassuolo’s two-goal lead.

Ante Rebic had a superb likelihood to get a objective in first-half stoppage time, however Sassuolo keeper Andrea Consigli saved his volley.

Milan’s woes continued within the second half when Armand Lauriente transformed a penalty two minutes after the interval, and Matheus Henrique added the fifth 11 minutes from time.

Milan had their second objective dominated offside by VAR within the 54th minute when a set piece discovered an unmarked Rebic contained in the field, who tapped it within the internet.

Divock Origi grabbed Milan’s second objective with a well-placed strike from the sting of the field within the 81st minute.

Milan will face Inter within the Milan derby on Feb. 5.

“We will make the best decisions to overcome this moment. Next week there’s the derby, we want to react and emerge from this negative situation,” Pioli stated.