Juventus rescue point against AC Milan as Gatti strikes late again
Federico Gatti scored a 92nd-minute equaliser as Juventus rescued a 1-1 draw against AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium, extending both sides’ unbeaten Serie A starts to 7 matches.
Ruben Amorim’s team looked ready for their league win over Juventus since May 2023 after taking the lead through 19-year-old Alphadjo Cisse but Gatti came off the bench to head home late and keep Juventus unbeaten record alive.
Match highlight
Both teams arrived with confidence after winning their two matches and the game started with a fast pace.
Kerim Alajbegovic making his start for Juventus at just 18 shot over after only 2 minutes. Nicolas Gonzalez, who had scored in the 2-0 win over Parma 8 days ago then forced Mike Maignan to make a save with a strong shot in the 12th minute.
Francisco Conceicao moved inside. Made Maignan run across the goal in the middle of the first half while captain Manuel Locatelli didn't get enough on the rebound. Maignan was clearly the goalkeeper making another important stop from Conceicao 7 minutes before the break after the winger ran behind the Milan defense.
On the side Guglielmo Vicario had very little to do. Milan did not manage a shot on target before the half ended.
For a while it seemed like these teams were heading for a straight goalless draw. Conceicao nearly changed that 10 minutes after the break running forward and hitting the post.
Amorim made three substitutions at the hour mark. New signing Diego Moreira was among those taken off after a debut with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Samuel Chukwueze and Alphadjo Cisse coming on.
Cisse had scored on his Serie A debut against Torino two weeks ago. He did it again in the 68th minute. The young player received a cross from Chukwueze inside the box. Shot the ball into the far corner.
Four of Milans five Serie A goals this season have come between the 75th minutes and Cisses goal also ended the Rossoneris 6-match scoring drought against Juventus in the league.
Luciano Spalletti brought on Nick Woltemade for his Juventus debut as the home team chased an equalizer. The forward almost scored six minutes from time. Shot over after the ball came loose in the area.
Only four minutes after coming on Gatti rose to meet Teun Koopmeiners great delivery and headed in the 92nd minute. It was his goal in a row, after the 90th minute and it gave Juventus a crucial point.
