Silvio Berlusconi Trophy still at Milan: Monza ko 3-1

Silvio Berlusconi Trophy: Milan-Monza 3-1

Milan also won the second edition of the Silvio Berlusconi Trophy. At the San Siro, the Rossoneri prevailed 3-1 over Monza, thanks to a pearl from Saelemaekers and has two gross errors of the Brianza extreme defender Pizzignacco.

Milan scored the first goal of the match after a little more than ten minutes of the match: Loftus-Cheek served Saelemaekers with a heel on the edge of the area, who let off a rabona cross that found Pablo Marì s deflection and mocked Pizzignacco. On the half-hour mark, the Rossoneri went close to doubling the score with Calabria, who won a rebound and fired a shot wide, but the Brianza extreme defender repelled. At 35’ comes Monza’s equalizer: Vignato is freed with a precise change of field on the right and serves in tow Daniel Maldini, who slips through Maignan sealing the goal of the’ex.

At halftime, Paulo Fonseca changes the entire starting 11, while Nesta makes only two changes. On 47’ came the goal of the advantage for the Rossoneri: Okafor returned to the right and kicked from the edge of the area: Pizzignacco rejected badly and on the stray ball Jovic ventured. Nine minutes later, the third goal also arrives with Reijnders scoring on a free kick, also accomplice to another clumsy intervention of the biancorosso goalkeeper. In the final Monza also made itself dangerous with Birindelli, but Milan’s young goalkeeper Torriani overcame himself and certified the rossoneri’s triumph.

Milan will make its league debut at San Siro against Torino on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 8:45 p.m., while Monza will face Empoli.