Milan win despite VAR penalty; Allegri outperforms Fonseca and Coincecao

Maignan was spot-on in every situation and nothing short of miraculous midway through the second half. He was, however, unlucky to concede the goal and powerless to prevent the penalty that sealed the 3-2 defeat. At the back, Tomori was booked early and consequently held back, replaced in the second half by the more enterprising Athekame.

De Winter was outwitted by Simeone’s burst of speed for the temporary 1-1, while Pavlovic proved dangerous with his head and lethal with his feet, scoring the goal that gave the Rossoneri a temporary lead. It’s hard to judge his gentle touch on Simeone, which gave VAR the opportunity to award a surreal penalty.

In midfield, Saelemakers was lively as usual. Fofana was a mixed bag, full of energy on the right early on but ineffective in the box, and Bartesaghi was too reserved.

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