AC Milan showed some brilliant character to battle from two goals down and earn a 3-2 win over Hellas Verona at San Siro last night.
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Verona found themselves two goals to the good as Caprari and Barak each scored, but Milan roared back in the second half through a Giroud header and a Kessie penalty which levelled the game, before an own-goal from Gunter resulted in three points.
Below are the main statistics from the game, via the official website…
➤ Milan have picked up 22 points in the first eight games of the campaign, a record for the Rossoneri at this point of the season in the three points per win era.
➤ Tonight was the first time since July 2020 that Milan overturned a two-goal deficit in Serie A (4-2 against Juventus).
➤ Olivier Giroud became the fifth Milan player since 1994-95 to score three goals in his first two home games for the Rossoneri in Serie A: Oliver Bierhoff, Alexandre Pato, Mario Balotelli and Carlos Bacca the others.
➤ Milan have scored more goals from penalties in 2021 than any other team in the top five European leagues (11).
➤ Tonight, Ante Rebic made his 50th start for Milan in all competitions, as well as his 50th start in Serie A.
➤ Tonight’s appearance was number 100 in Serie A for Zlatan Ibrahimović in a Milan shirt.
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