Football: AC Milan win 2-1 away against Spezia, first goal by Daniel Maldini

Maldini's exultation after the goal (Getty)

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25 September 2021In the advance of the sixth matchday of Serie A, Milan also won at Spezia 2-1 and temporarily took the top of the standings, climbing to 16 points.

He decides the seal of Brahim Diaz in the final, after Verde (with a deviation from Tonali) had managed to grab the initial advantage of Daniel Maldini.

First historic career goal for the Rossoneri class of 2001, who managed to write his name in the scoresheet of all time after his grandfather Cesare and his father Paolo, following up the long-lived generation of Maldini in Serie A.

Not much happens in the first half of the Peak, made up of a lot of balance and fight in the middle of the field, but without particular emotions. Only at the end of the fraction, just a few moments from the interval, the bianconeri have a sensational chance to restart resulting from a wrong reading of Giroud: Maggiore, Gyasi and Nzola run away in numerical superiority against the Rossoneri defense, none of the three kicks in door and Milan are saved thanks to Tomori. After a first half in the shade, with no shots on goal, Pioli's team started the second half with another look and in the 48th minute they unlocked it: Kalulu crossed from the right, Daniel Maldini imperiously headed with his head and scored a historic goal. Ten minutes later, the Rossoneri are one step away from doubling with the newly entered Rafael Leao, who hasinvents a shot from a tight angle hitting a sensational post.

The Spezia, however, does not let himself be intimidated and on the other side fails the great chance of a draw with Maggiore, inaccurate in front of goal after a cross from the left by Bastoni.

1-1 Ligurian who still arrives in the 80th minute thanks to the unfortunate own goal by Tonali, who decisively deflects a not irresistible shot from Verde.

Milan are not there and in the final, thanks to another successful change of Pioli, they go back and get the 3 points.

Saelemaekers invents, Brahim Diaz concludes and signs the 2-1 with which the match ends.