Ruben Loftus-Cheek, fractured jaw: immediately operated on

Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s match between AC Milan and Parma lasted only seven minutes: he was forced to leave the San Siro pitch on a stretcher after a nasty collision with Ducali defender Corvi. The’impact between the two players was violent and it was the midfielder of Massimiliano Allegri’s team who had the worst of it. Following the instrumental examinations performed, the athlete did not suffer a concussive head injury or loss of consciousness. However, the blow caused a fracture of the upper teeth and the maxillary alveolar bone.The former Fulham, Crystal Palace and Chelsea man will undergo surgery overnight between Sunday and Monday.

Withdrawn out by the great fear of the nasty injury, Milan recomposed itself only after the quarter-hour mark: two chances created by Jashari, Loftus-Cheek’s own substitute, one by Leao, even three by Pulisic before halftime. At the beginning of the second half, however, it was Troilo who saved Parma on a raid by the usual Pulisic. Guests were embarrassed, and after a sudden acceleration not exploited by Valeri came a goalpost hit at point blank range by Leao with a splendid volley. The goal seemed in the air, but in the end it was the guests who found it. And, for a change, there is no shortage of controversy.

The one to pierce Maignan’s goal is in fact Troilo, who in the 80th minute jumps higher than anyone else with a header off a Valeri cross. But the goal is not immediately validated, due to possible charge on the French goalkeeper. The VAR review is lengthy, but referee Piccinini rules that the goal is valid. Parma then takes the lead.

The minutes Milan has to try to find at least the equalizer are few. Fullkrug tries, but misses the goal, then Athekame is bricked up and Rabiot cannot find the winning shot. Parma wins its third in a row in Serie A and puts its salvation on ice, for the Diavolo the day is all to forget: Inter, +10 from its cousins, has put its hands on the Scudetto while for qualification to the next Champions League it will now also have to watch out for Como, which ran away with Juventus on Saturday in Turin, and Atalanta, which bent Napoli in a comeback.