It’s difficult to describe what we saw during the 102 minutes at San Siro on Saturday night, but in the end, AC Milan won.The Rossoneri defeated Udinese 1-0 thanks to Samuel Chukwueze’s early winner, but that 13th-minute goal was just a prelude to one crazy Serie A game, indeed.What followed after Chukwueze’s lovely strike excellent strike could be explained as a war, a nerve-rack, a series of strange, painful injuries… basically anything but a charming football game.⏱ 13′ GOAL! CHUKWUEZE WITH THE FINISH! (Pulisic assist)#MilanUdinese 1-0. pic.twitter.com/hdmr1uRszC— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) October 19, 2024 Reijnders was sent off even before the break for being the last man as he took down the rival’s forward near the box, which left Milan with ten men for the majority of the game.Things became even more challenging for the hosts as their robust defender, Strahinja Pavlovic, hit his head severely but stayed on the pitch despite bleeding, thanks to significant medical assistance.Not even doctors could help former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, who spent less than two minutes on the pitch. He came on in the 73rd minute, and injured himself less than two minutes later following Pulisic’s effort, which was saved by Udinese’s custodian as Abraham jumped on it, but instead of scoring from inside the six-yard box, he slipped and fell onto his right shoulder.Tammy Abraham has dislocated his shoulder (according to the commentator) after missing a simple tap in. 🤕⬅️ Abraham➡️ Loftus-Cheek #⃣ | #MilanUdinese 1-0 pic.twitter.com/hT1oCvk2Ll— Milan Xtra (@MilanXtra) October 19, 2024 Loftus-Cheek came on to replace Abraham, who was in tears, as the game slowly descended into chaos, with the visitors missing a couple of more than decent chances to grab a draw. And then, deep into the stoppage time, Kabasele netted for the vistirors for what should have been a deserved draw, but after a long VAR review, the referee decided it was an inch-long offside, and voided it to disbelief of Udine’s players.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 8SaturdayComo – Parma 1-1 (1-1)/Paz 45 – Bonny 20/Genoa – Bologna 2-2 (0-1)/Pinamonti 73, 85 – Orsolini 37, Odgaard 56/Milan – Udinese (1-0)/Chukwueze 13/21:45: (2.15) Juventus (3.45) Lazio (3.70)Sunday13:30: (5.90) Empoli (3.70) Napoli (1.70)16:00: (3.20) Lecce (3.40) Fiorentina (2.40)16:00: (5.60) Venezia (3.90) Atalanta (1.70)19:00: (2.80) Cagliari (3.05) Torino (2.70)21:45: (4.40) Roma (3.50) Inter (1.85)Monday21:45: (2.35) Verona (3.20) Monza (3.20)***odds are subject to change***
