"An early goal from Ederson set the tone for what would be a disastrous and at times toxic evening. Milan trailed by two goals at the break as Davide Zappacosta burst in behind to double the away side's advantage. Giacomo Raspadori beat Mike Maignan at his near post to add a third early in the second half, as the Rossoneri continued to miss chance after chance at the other end, all while jeers came from the fans who hadn't vacated."
"There was to be a bit of a late flurry, as Strahinja Pavlovic scored what looked like a consolation late on with a header from a free-kick, and then Christopher Nkunku converted a penalty that he won in added time to make the margin one goal. With Roma, Como and Juventus all having won their games it couldn't have been a worse round for Milan, who are now level on points with fifth place and need to win both of their last two games to get a Champions League place."
"Massimiliano Allegri chose to make five changes to the side that lost to Sassuolo a week ago. Koni De Winter came in for the suspended Fikayo Tomori, Samuele Ricci and Ruben Loftus-Cheek got the nod in midfield, Davide Bartesaghi returned on the left and Santiago Gimenez partnered Rafael Leao up front. Milan made a bright start to the game and were inches away from taking the lead after just three minutes."
"Bartesaghi had drifted centrally and fed the ball to Adrien Rabiot on the left who let fly from just outside the edge of the box and hit the outside of the near post. Yet, such is the way that luck has been recently, Atalanta took the lead with their first foray forward. They appealed for a penalty when Krstovic went down but Milan never really switched on to the danger that followed nor managed to clear the ball, allowing Ederson to get a shot off fr"
AC Milan were beaten 3-1 by Atalanta at San Siro, with an early goal from Ederson setting a damaging tone. Milan trailed by two goals at halftime after Davide Zappacosta doubled Atalanta’s advantage. Giacomo Raspadori scored early in the second half, while Milan continued to miss chances at the other end. Jeers came from fans who remained in the stands. Strahinja Pavlovic later scored a header from a free-kick, and Christopher Nkunku converted a penalty won in added time to reduce the deficit to one goal. With Roma, Como, and Juventus winning, Milan’s results left them level on points for fifth and needing two wins to secure Champions League qualification.
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