AC Milan had the chance to reclaim top spot in the Serie A standings by beating Fiorentina and they took it, but it wasn’t an easy night.
Milan went into the match against a struggling Viola side battling a real injury crisis. Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, Christopher Nkunku, Pervis Estupinan, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ardon Jashari all missed out due to various issues.
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Robin Gosens put Fiorentina ahead early in the second half to stun the home crowd, but then Rafael Leao came to the fore. He scored from outside the box with a lovely shot to level things, then converted a penalty inside the final 10 minutes to seal an eventual 2-1 win.
This feels like one of those games that’s worth more than just the 3 points.