GIROUD IS THE MVP FROM AC MILAN V SPEZIA

Who else but Olivier Giroud could have been awarded the best player on the pitch in AC Milan v Spezia. The Rossoneri fans have given the accolade to the French striker, from voting through the Official AC Milan App, after his splendid strike, to make it 2-1, decided the game. It's a goal, his fifth in the league, that gives Oli his second MVP match award in a row, after the one won from the match with FC Salzburg midweek.

It was a fantastic strike, an acrobatic volley, after Tonali's pin-point cross - second in the vote ahead of Theo Hernández - in a celebration where he couldn't contain his joy, sending 71.099 fans in attendance at San Siro wild in the penultimate game of 2022.

His impact, after coming on as a sub, in the final 20 minutes of the game with AC Milan pushing forward was unmistakable, after Maldini had earlier cancelled out Hernández's opener. It is Oli's latest-ever goal he has bagged in the Italian league, 88 minutes and 27 seconds.

And his tally is ever-increasing: with this goal against Spezia, Giroud has now clocked up 16 goals in Serie A wearing the AC Milan jersey, that jumps to 23 if you include all competitions (with nine coming this season). Months pass by, even seasons, but champions like him always do the business when called upon in times of need. Bravo Oli!

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