What do real goalscorers do? Even when they’re kept quiet for 92 minutes – they score in the 93rd! AC Milan spilt their 2-0 lead and allowed Roma to score two late goals to salvage a point in a crazy Serie A encounter on Sunday. The champions of Italy were cruising to three points that would see them overtake Juventus and climb into the second spot of the Serie A standings – but two defensive blunders let Roger Ibanez and Tammy Abraham snatch an unlikely draw at a rainy San Siro. Even though the reigning champions of Italy have a lot of attacking talent in their ranks, former Olympique Lyonnais defender Pierre Kalulu was doing the business on either end for Stefano Pioli’s side on either end, scoring the opening goal and cutting off just about every Roma attack. Substitute Tommaso Pobega scored the second goal with 15 minutes to go, as the home fans sang songs of victory. But the time wasn’t up yet.Roger Ibanez made it 2-1 with a few minutes left and then Abraham popped up to score in added time to stun the hosts and spoil their weekend.Roma is the team against which Milan have won the most matches in Serie A – 78 out of 174 previous matches. They love to assert themselves against the team from the capital. On the other hand, the Giallorossi have scored a total of 95 away goals against the Rossoneri in the Italian top tier, more than against any other team.From the kick-off, the Rossoneri looked like a team set out on a mission. Sharp passing, more dangerous attacks and ultimately – a deserved lead. Kalulu made the domination count when he steered a Sandro Tonali corner low into the net with Rui Patricio rooted.Jose Mourinho’s team failed to get a shot away in the first 45 minutes, with the best chance coming just before the break when Nicola Zalewski. Even though the Portuguese coach was serving the last match of his touchline ban, his manner of play was evident. Ultimately, they would get a trademark Mourinho result. Roma were sitting deep behind the ball and waiting for a chance to break through Zalewski, Lorenzo Pellegrini or Paulo Dybala.Olivier Giroud was pretty quiet, but he had an opportunity to double the lead ten minutes after the break, but Rui Patricio managed to keep his header out.Kalulu kept his cool when Roma went flying forward. Nicolo Zaniolo escaped down the left, evaded Fikayo Tomori and delivered a squared pass towards Tammy Abraham. However, Kalulu slid in with perfect timing to cut the ball off before it got to the former Chelsea attacker.The Frenchman was instrumental in his team’s second goal as well. He cut off Roma’s attempted attack and allowed Rafael Leao to escape down the left. With the visitors struggling to assume their usual defensive position, substitute Tommaso Pobega received a well-timed pass from the Portuguese and applied the first-time finish to all but ensure three points. All but.Ibanez scored a late header to set up a nervous few final minutes. Suddenly, the home team looked shaky and lost all their composure. Goalkeeper Tatarusanu contributed to Milan’s late insecurity. The Romanian goalie could only palm away a header from substitute Nemanja Matic. The ball fell in front of Abraham, who slammed it into the net to seal a point that felt like a victory for the Giallorossi.SERIE A – Round 17SaturdayFiorentina – Sassuolo 2-1 (0-0)/Saponara 48, Gonzalez 90+1 pen – Berardi 57 pen/Juventus – Udinese 1-0 (0-0)/Danilo 86/Monza – Inter 2-2 (1-2)/Ciurria 11, Caldirola 90+3 – Darmian 10, Lautaro 22/SundaySalernitana – Torino 1-1 (0-1)/Vilhena 49 – Sanabria 36/Lazio – Empoli 2-2 (1-0)/Anderson 2, Zaccagni 54 – Caputo 83, Marin 90+4/Spezia – Lecce 0-0Sampdoria – Napoli 0-2 (0-1)/Osimhen 19, Elmas 87 pen/AC Milan – AS Roma 2-2 (1-0)/Kalulu 30, Pobega 77 – Ibanez 87, Abraham 90+3/Monday20:30: (2.20) Verona (3.35) Cremonese (3.35)22:45: (3.60) Bologna (3.40) Atalanta (2.20)***odds are subject to change***
