AC Milan 3-2 Verona: Stefano Pioli’s side maintain their unbeaten form after returning from international duty thanks to late equaliser from Franck Kessie and own-goal from Koray Gunter
- Before the international break Milan secured six wins from seven Serie A games
- They returned to action on Saturday against Hellas Verona and won the game 3-2
- They were losing 2-1 until Franck Kessie scored a late equaliser from the spot
- Koray Gunter then scored an own goal to finish the game off in the 78th minute
AC Milan produced a superb second half fightback from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at San Siro on Saturday and go top of the Serie A table.
A Gianluca Caprari strike and Antonin Barak penalty gave the visitors a comfortable halftime lead, but Olivier Giroud halved the deficit with a 59th-minute header.
The Rossoneri then turned the game on its head in the space of two minutes, as Franck Kessie equalised from the penalty spot and Koray Gunter steered an attempted clearance into his own net.
AC Milan maintained their unbeaten form after returning to Serie A action on Saturday evening versus Hellas Verona at San Siro.
A Caprari (above) strike and Barak penalty gave the visitors a comfortable halftime lead
However, AC Milan’s Olivier Giroud (above) halved the deficit with a 59th-minute header
Franck Kessie (above) equalised from the penalty spot and Koray Gunter steered an attempted clearance into his own net
There was further good news for the hosts when Zlatan Ibrahimovic, their top scorer last season, made his return from injury from the bench for the final 13 minutes after more than a month out.
Milan go top of the table on 22 points, one point ahead of Napoli ahead of their game against Torino on Sunday, while Verona are 13th with eight points.
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