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Newcomers to the Nueceso, subject to the will of the purpose is the summer only just sold by Milan to the Nueceso Tonali, and now will soon be again against his old boss, everyone is looking forward to his performance
Milan played 433 with Thiaw, Tomori, Calabria, T. Hernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Krunic, Pobega, Giroud, Leão, Chukwueze, Newcastle also played 433 with Schär, Botman, Burn, Trippier, Longstaff, Tonali, Guimarães, Isak, Murphy, Gordon. Trippier, midfielders, Longstaff, Tonali, Guimarães, forwards, Isak, Murphy, Gordon.
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Both teams started the game at a good pace, but Newcastle obviously played a more direct game, while Milan's attacking position was relatively more varied. 10 minutes into the game Milan's attack began to intensify, and could quickly enter the penalty area, and Pobega had a good shot from long range, and Giroud even carded a shot on goal from defender Botman in the penalty area.
Newcastle's Joelinton couldn't play due to injury, Tonali was placed on the left in this match, he leaned towards the side in the match, but the effect wasn't good, and without Joelinton in the middle of the field, Newcastle's central defense was weaker, Milan's central midfield could advance easily, and the match situation was gradually going back towards Milan, the two teams' formations were stretched out, and the Newcastle's defense had to face the Milan's attacking formations all the time. Newcastle's defense had to face Milan's attacking formation all the time, and Newcastle's front line was quickly cut open. Isak was held by the defender alone, and Gordon was also separated, and couldn't find Isak at all.
Milan saw the situation getting better and better, Theo Hernandez started to go forward, he quickly advanced on the left side of the ball in the 33rd minute and received a diagonal pass, the position was just right, Leão ran diagonally and received the ball, and then consecutively passed Longtaff and Botman to take the ball into the penalty box, and finally dodged a little bit to shoot, but he stalled too long, and when he was about to shoot, he didn't have a good footing, which led to a fall. Pobega's shot from 17 yards, which the keeper couldn't catch, was blocked by a defender, was Milan's most dangerous chance of the first half!
Milan dominated the first half, but unfortunately could not score, which is actually very fatal, if the first goal Milan can immediately enter the defensive counterattack, but Newcastle have barely hold, and Tonali in the first half looked very invisible!
The second half started unchanged, with Milan bringing on Pulisic and Reijinders in the 60th minute in a bid to step up their attacking play, while Newcastle brought on Gordon and Murphy, and Almiron and Wilson, in a bid to strengthen the passing game and put direct pressure on the penalty area.
At the 71st minute Newcastle replaced Tonali with Anderson, it wasn't a good night for Tonali, no one expected him to be back at the San Siro in such a short period of time after leaving the club, he wanted to stay at Milan forever but was sold due to the team's internal tactics, it was said that he cried when he found out that he was going to be sold but when Tonali came back to the San Siro, the fans gave him a standing ovation and welcomed him back (the fans were also very upset with the move to sell him), he had a bad look on his face from the beginning of the match. However, when Tonali returned to San Siro, the Milan fans applauded and welcomed him back, and the fans still regarded him as a family member (the fans were also extremely unhappy with Milan's move to sell him). Tonali's expression was not right from the beginning of the game, and his movement in the stadium was very restricted, rarely entering the central area to assist the midfield, and he just kept running back and forth to assist in the defense, and he made very few passes for the attack, and the San Siro and the fans were still greatly affected by his mood, and it felt like he was on the verge of tears all the time. It seemed like he was on the verge of tears, Tonali could not play at full strength, so it was good to replace him at this point in time and let him receive the applause and blessings of the home fans, it was actually a touching moment, but also with sentimental emotions!
In the 73rd minute, Florenzi came up from the right and sent a very nice curling pass to the center of the field, where Leão stepped in at the back of the field, and his 12-yard drive went over the top. It was clear from this side of the field that although Leão has always had a breakaway game and a good dribble, his shooting game was very poor tonight, and he had already missed a couple of chances that he should have scored on.
