There was controversy in AC Milan’s 1-0 win against Lazio as the latter were handed three (!) red cards, in addition to a big brawl at the final whistle. An incident between Christian Pulisic and Luca Pellegrini was at the helm of this, with new footage showing how it went down.
After a challenge between Ismael Bennacer and Valentin Castellanos, the latter went to the ground and most of the players stopped playing. Pulisic, on the other hand, didn’t see the incident and thus played on, with Pellegrini committing a foul and getting his second yellow card.
As you can see in the video below, although Lazio were furious after the incident, Pulisic clearly didn’t see that Castellanos was on the ground. He played on, as was the right decision given that the referee hadn’t blown his whistle, and his actions had nothing to do with sportsmanship.
It ended up being a game-changing moment as Milan then took better control of the game, creating a few chances before Noah Okafor bagged the winner in the 88th minute. However, Lazio have nothing to complain about after a precedent against Inter in 2021.
Milan will take on Slavia Praha next and it’s an opportunity to bag another aggregate lead at San Siro in the Europa League.
