Milan [Italy]: AC Milan thrashed AS Roma by 2-0 in the ongoing Serie A here on Sunday.
Both the teams gave each other a tough competition in the first half, restricting one another from taking a lead.
The second half also witnessed a similar contest between the two until the 76th minute when Ante Rebic scored to break the deadlock.
Hakan Calhanoglu then doubled AC Milan's lead from the penalty spot in the final few minutes, after Chris Smalling was adjudged to have fouled Theo Hernandez.
It was Milan’s second straight win of the restart after getting eliminated by Juventus in the Italian Cup semifinals — and its first victory this season over a team in the top six.
“We won deservedly, because we stayed together as a squad when in trouble,” Pioli said. “We were looking for a victory against a strong opponent and we got it deservedly.”
The seventh-placed club AC Milan now have 42 points while AS Roma hold the fifth spot with 48 points.
AC Milan will now take on SPAL on July 2 whereas AS Roma will compete against Udinese the day after.
Meanwhile, AC Milan also paid solemn tribute to victims of the coronavirus pandemic during the game.
It was Milan’s first home match since the lockdown and the team put up a huge banner along one side of the empty San Siro stadium that read “Together Forever,” dedicated to victims. The Lombardy region of which Milan is the capital was the hardest hit area in Italy with more than 16,000 deaths.
Under the banner, 13 Milan shirts with victims’ names on them were placed over the seats.
