Allegri’s new Milan team starts with a loss against'Arsenal
Massimiliano Allegri’s Milan started with a defeat in a friendly against Arsenal: in Singapore the Rossoneri, totally disrupted by absences and the Tuscan coach’s new approach, were beaten 1-0 by the Gunners, who scored with Saka in the second half.
Allegri deployed the Diavolo with a 3-5-1-1, with Leao up front and Pulisic behind him. The Londoners dominated the match, at least in terms of the number of scoring chances (good job by Terracciano), while Milan managed to shoot only once on goal but showed good defense against the Premier League vice-champions.
The Milanese team was able to shoot only once.
In the second half many changes on both sides, Leao was scary on the restart but was well controlled by the defense by Arsenal. On 53′ the goal was scored by Saka, who anticipated Bartesaghi and beat Terracciano on Kiwior′s cross.
No reaction came from Allegri’s team, reserve goalkeeper Torriani instead being decisive in preventing more Arsenal goals. Then the peculiar denouement on penalty kicks, agreed by the coaches of the two teams: this time Milan prevailed after 18 shots from the penalty spot.
