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Monza 4-2 AC Milan: Warren Bondo and Lorenzo Colombo score added-time goals

Monza are in only their second season in Serie A

Seven-time European champions AC Milan were shocked by minnows Monza as the hosts scored twice in a frantic finish.

Milan, who had Luka Jovic sent off, fought back from 2-0 down thanks to Olivier Giroud’s volley and Christian Pulisic’s 88th-minute strike.

But goals in added time from Warren Bondo and Lorenzo Colombo gave Monza their first Serie A win over Milan.

Matteo Pessina opened the scoring with a penalty before Dany Mota made it 2-0 just before half-time.

The shock defeat to the small club on the north-eastern outskirts of Milan means Stefano Pioli’s side stay third, two points behind second-placed Juventus and 11 adrift of leaders Inter.

Inter beat Salernitana 4-0 on Friday while Juventus dropped two points in a 2-2 draw at Verona on Saturday.

Elsewhere in Serie A on Sunday there were mixed fortunes for the two Rome sides as Roma won 3-0 at Frosinone but Lazio were beaten 2-1 at home by Bologna.

Milan are next in action on Thursday when they play the second leg of their Europa League knockout play-off against Rennes after a 3-0 win at home in the first leg.

Unless Milan suffer a heavy defeat on Thursday, they will move into the last 16 of the tournament – with Liverpool, West Ham United and Brighton among their potential opponents in the next round.

Line-ups

Monza

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 16By GregorySubstituted forSorrentinoat 43′minutes
  • 4Izzo
  • 22marine
  • 44carbon
  • 19Birindelli
  • 32PessinaBooked at 45mins
  • 6Gagliardini
  • 47Mota CarvalhoBooked at 76minsSubstituted forMaldiniat 81′minutes
  • 28ColpaniSubstituted forAlmeida Lopes Pereiraat 81′minutes
  • 21carbonSubstituted forKneeat 66′minutesBooked at 76mins
  • 11DjuricBooked at 33minsSubstituted forColomboat 66′minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Donate
  • 5Caldirola
  • 7Machín
  • 8Akpro bag
  • 9Colombo
  • 13Almeida Lopes Pereira
  • 18Bettella
  • 20Zerbin
  • 23Sorrentino
  • 27Maldini
  • 33D’Ambrosio
  • 38Knee
  • 66Gori
  • 77Kyriakopoulos

AC Milan

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 16Maignan
  • 42FlorenziSubstituted forMosesat 83′minutes
  • 28Thiaw
  • 46CageBooked at 83mins
  • 19Hernández
  • 4BennacerSubstituted forGiroudat 54′minutes
  • 7JudicialSubstituted forReijndersat 45′minutes
  • 21ChukwuezeSubstituted forPulisicat 45′minutes
  • 8Loftus-Cheek
  • 17OkaforSubstituted forRafael Leaoat 45′minutes
  • 15JovicBooked at 52mins

Substitutes

  • 9Giroud
  • 10Rafael Leao
  • 11Pulisic
  • 14Reijnders
  • 24Darling
  • 38Terracciano
  • 57Sportiello
  • 74Jimenez
  • 80Moses
  • 82Simic
  • 83Lookout
  • 95Bartesaghi

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