[Serie A] top scorer Giroud headed the goal and led AC Milan to a 1-0 win over Juventus

2023-05-29 15:28

[Serie A] top scorer Giroud headed the goal and led AC Milan to a 1-0 win over Juventus


Today, AC Milan played against Juventus in the 37th round of Serie A in the 2022-2023 season . In the end, AC Milan defeated Juventus 1-0 in an away game to lock in the Champions League. Juventus will lose the European qualification for next season.


In the 13th minute of the first half, Juventus ' 35-year-old midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado volleyed home after receiving a pass from outside the penalty area, but AC Milan's 27-year-old goalkeeper Mike Maignan saves the ball quickly and falls to the ground.


After that, the two sides had offense and defense with each other, but the poor quality of the attacking third area made it impossible to make a breakthrough when they were blocked by the goalkeeper.


Until the 40th minute, AC Milan 's 26-year-old defender David Calabria made a long pass from the right to the 36-year-old striker Olivier Giroud in front of the goal, and then Giroud scored a wonderful goal with a header The bottom right corner opened the scoring first!


[Serie A] top scorer Giroud headed the goal and led AC Milan to a 1-0 win over Juventus


Juventus, who were behind, tried to equalize the score in the second half. The 28-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot scored a long-range shot from outside the penalty area in the 54th minute, which was confiscated by AC Milan goalkeeper Maignan. Juventus has been looking for an equalizer, but AC Milan's tight defense prevented them from entering the penalty area and could only shoot from a long distance.


Then in the 70th minute, Giroud, the top scorer of AC Milan, crossed to the 23-year-old substitute midfielder Alex Salmakos when he entered the penalty area. The latter had the opportunity to help the team expand the score, but His shot was blocked by Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 33.


But in the end, Juventus still failed to score a goal. They lost to AC Milan 0-1 at home and ranked 7th in Serie A. They missed the Europa League next season. AC Milan, ranked fourth, won the Champions League seat.