"AC Milan surrendered top spot in the Serie A table heading into the festive period, drawing 2-2 with Sassuolo in Sunday's early kick-off. It was a terrible start for Milan as Ismael Kone's well-taken goal put the away side into the lead in the 13th minute, but then an unlikely hero emerged in Davide Bartesaghi. He scored just before and just after the break, and looked to have the Rossoneri heading towards securing top spot."
"However, Armand Lauriente came off the bench to equalise inside the final 20 minutes and the points were shared, with the winger even hitting the post late on. It is yet another case of dropped points against a newly-promoted side at home for Milan, after losing to Cremonese and drawing with Pisa. Massimiliano Allegri made one change to the starting line-up from the team that came from two goals down to beat Torino on Monday night,"
"Milan started with a 3+1 build up from the back with Pavlovic and Gabbia supported by Maignan, with Modric as their pivot. Tomori and Bartesaghi stayed wide to stretch the pitch. Sassuolo pressed high with five players looking to create high turnovers leaving gaps between the first line and the last line of defence. Nkunku and Loftus-Cheek stayed high therefore pinning the Sassuolo back line and creating space. This was also seen when Pulisic found space between the lines."
AC Milan drew 2-2 with Sassuolo, surrendering top spot after taking the lead and then conceding a late equaliser. Ismael Kone opened the scoring in the 13th minute before Davide Bartesaghi scored just before and just after the break to put Milan ahead. Armand Lauriente came off the bench to equalise inside the final 20 minutes and hit the post late on. Milan have now dropped points at home against newly-promoted sides. Massimiliano Allegri made one change with Rafael Leao absent through injury. Milan used a 3+1 build from the back while Sassuolo pressed high and exploited gaps. A key error saw Modrić fail to close Matic's lane, allowing a pass into Pinamonti and the chance that led to Kone's goal. Allegri also pushed Loftus-Cheek higher to act as a second striker.
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