After the bad defeat in the derby and the draw in the debut in Champions League against Newcastle on Milan returns to winning ways, temporarily taking the top spot in the standings together withInter, who will be on the pitch tomorrow in Empoli. Rossoneri ahead after 8' with Lion, on target for the third time in a row in the league, sent through on goal by Giroud: the Portuguese scores and runs to hug coach Pioli on the bench.
Verona close to equalizing with Folorunsho, but Sportiello is great on his header. In the second half, Krunic is injured and the 2005 Rossonero Bartesaghi makes his debut in Serie A. The match starts half an hour late due to the violent downpour, with hailstorm, that hit San Siro during the players' warm-up.
Milan, without four starters and lined up with a three-man defense, exploited the visitors' only defensive lapse in the entire first half and broke the deadlock after 8 minutes: Folorunsho had the ball stolen from him in midfield, the Portuguese had a clear path and made the most of it.
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The hosts lack a bit of clarity: the many commitments begin to take their toll, so Baroni understands that it's time to dare. Bonazzoli enters immediately, causing some problems for the defense led by Kjaer.
Verona were consistently trying until the 60th minute, though Sportiello never had to make any special saves. Then Leao, with a couple of bursts of speed, gave Milan a lead, but they lost Krunic to a muscle problem. As the minutes passed, the spaces for Pioli's men increased: Pulisic and Musah tried, and Montipò did well to keep his team afloat.
Youngster Bartesaghi also made his debut towards the end, while Baroni tried to use the Djuric card to capitalize on the scrambles in the penalty area. However, six minutes of injury time weren't enough: Milan returned to winning ways, and Pioli celebrated his 150th Rossoneri game in the best possible way.
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