On Mother’s Day, AC Milan suffered a 3-2 defeat against Raffaele Palladino’s Atalanta at San Siro. After their loss to Sassuolo, Massimiliano Allegri’s side struggled to respond after going down by two goals at halftime, with Éderson and Zappacosta finding the net. In the second half, Raspadori added a third goal early on. AC Milan managed to get on the scoreboard late with a header from Pavlović and a penalty converted by Nkunku, but the comeback attempt came too late as the team never found their rhythm throughout the match.
The introduction of Christopher Nkunku transformed AC Milan’s attacking dynamics; he struck the crossbar, won a penalty, and increased the game’s tempo as the match wore on. Despite pushing hard for an equalizer, AC Milan’s defeat leaves them on 67 points, sitting in fourth place in the table. Next, AC Milan will travel to Marassi to face Genoa, where Allegri will have to cope without the suspended Estupiñan, Leão, and Saelemaekers.
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MATCH REPORT
An intense start unfolded at San Siro. In the 4th minute, Rabiot tested the goalkeeper with a shot that hit the crossbar, but it was Atalanta who drew first blood: following a sequence involving De Ketelaere and fine hold-up play from Raspadori, Éderson converted with a precise finish, putting Atalanta ahead 0-1. The visitors continued to threaten, forcing Maignan into action multiple times. In the 29th minute, a second goal came for Atalanta when Zappacosta scored from close range, extending their lead to 0-2. AC Milan attempted to respond, but Carnesecchi kept them at bay with solid saves.
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The second half kicked off with Leão trying his luck from distance but missing the target. Atalanta found the net again within seven minutes as Éderson set up Raspadori, who struck from the top corner, making it 0-3. AC Milan fought back, and Nkunku was particularly lively, hitting the crossbar in the 75th minute. In the final moments, the Rossoneri pressed for a comeback, with Pavlović scoring a powerful header to reduce the deficit to 1-3. In stoppage time, Nkunku was brought down in the box and successfully converted the penalty to make it 2-3, igniting hopes of a late equalizer. Shortly after, Gabbia nearly equalized with a header that went just wide, but ultimately the match concluded with a score of 2-3.
MATCH DETAILS
AC MILAN 2-3 ATALANTA
AC MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan; De Winter (58′ Athekame), Gabbia, Pavlović; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek (46′ Nkunku), Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi (80′ Estupiñan); Leão (58′ Fofana), Gimenez (58′ Füllkrug). Subs: Pittarella, Terracciano; Odogu;, Jashari. Coach: Allegri.
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ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini (48′ Kossounou; 63′ Ahanor), Hien, Kolašinac; Zappacosta (55′ Bellanova), De Roon, Éderson, Zalewski; De Ketelaere (63′ Pašalić), Raspadori; Krstović. Subs: Rossi, Sportiello; Obrić; Bakker, Musah, Samardžić; Scamacca, Sulemana, Vavassori. Coach: Palladino.
Referee: Zufferli from Udine.
Goals: 7′ Éderson (A), 29′ Zappacosta (A), 52′ Raspadori (A), 88′ Pavlović (M), 94′ pen. Nkunku (M).
Booked: 34′ Leão (M), 70′ Hien (A), 90′ Estupiñan (M), 90′ Saelemaekers (M), 95′ Kristovic (A), 96′ Bellanova (A).
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