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In a surreal evening (the South Curve left San Siro at the 15' in protest), Milan "erases" the protest on the field by beating Monza 2-0.
The Rossoneri temporarily move to seventh place in Serie A and end a disastrous season under the boos of the home crowd.
The goals of Gabbia and Joao Felix give hope to the Devil: if Fiorentina were to lose against Udinese tomorrow, Milan will be the seed in the Coppa Italia and will avoid taking the field in August. However, the fate is no longer in the hands of the Rossoneri.
Alessandro Florenzi returns to play an official match almost a year after the partial rupture of the cruciate ligament. No minutes for Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao: the two Rossoneri remained on the bench for the entire match and their future remains uncertain. Will they find San Siro next season?
After 10 minutes, Milan finds the double thanks to Joao Felix's goal. The Portuguese attacking midfielder, after showing himself dangerous several times, finds the 2-0 goal from a set piece. Pizzignacco has no chance.
RANDOM STAT: This is the second consecutive goal in the league for Joao Felix: after Roma, he also hits Monza.
In times of difficulty, Matteo Gabbia is always there. The defender stands out on a corner kick and puts Milan ahead in the 64th minute. Pizzignacco beaten, Monza under.
RANDOM STAT: This is the second goal scored by Gabbia in the league: the first one he scored in the derby against Inter won in September. For Monza, it's the 20th goal conceded by a header.
At the 50th minute, Milan protests asking for a penalty kick after Carboni's intervention on Reijnders. The Dutch midfielder is knocked down in the box after the shot on goal, but for the referee there's nothing. No VAR intervention.
Despite the part of San Siro occupied by the South Curve being emptied at the 15th minute, the protest of the Rossoneri ultras continues outside the stadium. The chants against Cardinale do not stop.
The first half from a surreal climate and the show on the field "suffers". Few emotions and no dangerous action, Milan and Monza close a balanced first half: 2 shots on goal for the Rossoneri, 1 for the Brianzoli.
In the end, Keita Baldé's goal puts Nesta's boys ahead, but Kyriakopoulos' offside position denies the joy to the Senegalese striker. San Siro rumbles. Heavy boos.
15 minutes after the start whistle and the South Curve keeps its promise: the Milan ultras leave San Siro in sign of protest. "Let them alone (company ed.) with their tourists, their customers and their shame", the message shared on social media in recent days. Surreal atmosphere.
10 goals and 5 assists in 36 league games. Tijjani Reijnders is one of the few positive notes of Milan's season and his numbers prove it. Top stats that earned him the award for best midfielder of the Serie A 2024/25.
The Rossoneri fans bring the protest started in front of Casa Milan also inside San Siro. This time the message is "GO HOME", and the recipient does not change. The company is in the crosshairs: from Cardinale to Ibra, no one is excluded. The chants against the American do not stop.
CURIOSITY: On April 29, 2015, the South Curve formed the word: "ENOUGH" and Inzaghi's Milan fell 3-1 against Genoa. Those were dark years, but ten years later the feeling has not changed.
A few minutes before the start of the last match of the championship, Giorgio Furlani, Milan's CEO, spoke to Dazn to comment on the South Curve's protest: "We have the same feelings as our fans. Today the season ends, from tomorrow we will focus on the next one because it cannot be like this. The anger of the fans? There are many reasons why things did not go well”.
At 5 pm, the South Curve anticipated the already announced protest during Milan-Monza at San Siro by showing up in front of the headquarters to loudly voice their dissent. Heavy criticism of the American ownership and chants in favor of Paolo Maldini. The tension is already high.
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