SCOTTI SCORES, PRIMAVERA SHARE THE SPOILS WITH VERONA
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Coach Renna's Primavera were back to picking up points at the 'Sportitalia Village,' clinching a draw against Verona in the second half thanks to captain Scotti, after the visitors took a short-lived lead from Pavanati. The Rossoneri created lots of opportunities with Plazzotta, Ossola, Pandolfi, and Lontani, all putting the Verona goalkeeper to the test on several occasions.
With this crucial point against a team coming off two back-to-back wins over Genoa and Lazio, AC Milan aim to stay securely in the group of teams currently fighting for a playoff spot. The next chance to maintain their rhythm will be on Friday, 12 December at the Centro Sportivo Crespellano, just outside Bologna: a match against an immediate competitor, and an opportunity to climb the standings.
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MATCH REPORT
The Rossoneri's first major opportunity came from a set-piece, with Plazzotta forcing an incredible save from Castagnini and Scotti hitting the post on the rebound. However, the visitors were the ones to take the lead in the 17th minute: Monticelli made a well-timed move down the left and decisively assisted Pavanti to slot home the opener, making it 1-0. The Primavera side tried to respond with two attempts from Plazzotta and Ossola, but the visitors went into halftime still in the lead.
From the kickoff of the second half, it only took the Rossoneri two minutes to find the equaliser. It came from the corner, Captain Scotti was in the middle of the box to find the ball and get past Castagnini. The Gialloblù goalkeeper was at the ready to make two crucial saves from Di Siena, and also went on to deny Pandolfi and Lontani. AC Milan v Verona ended 1-1.
MATCH DETAILS
AC MILAN 1-1 VERONA
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Bouyer; Nolli (88' Vechiu), Vladimirov, Colombo, Perera (74' Lontani); Mancioppi (55' Tartaglia), Pandolfi, Plazzotta; Ossola, Scotti, Di Siena. Subs: Bianchi; Battistini, Cullotta, Pagliei; Cissé, Dotta, Samb Thioune; Angelicchio. Coach.: Renna.
VERONA (3-5-2): Castagnini; Feola, Popovic, Tagne; Martini (71' De Battisti), Yildiz, Pavanati (84' De Rossi), Szimionas (46' Peci), Monticelli; Vermesan, Akalé. Subs: Tommasi; Barry, Kurti, Garofalo; Casagrande, Murati, Stella, Vapore. Coach.: Sammarco.
Referee: Dasso from Genova.
Goals: 17' Pavanati (HV), 47' Scotti (M).
Booked: 10' Tagne (HV), 22' Szimionas (HV), Pandolfi (M).
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