Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze played 53 minutes as AC Milan held off a late Atalanta fightback to win 3-2 at the San Siro. Milan moved up to fourth in Serie A.
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Samuel Chukwueze started and played 53 minutes as AC Milan held off Atalanta 3-2 at the San Siro on Sunday. The Super Eagles winger was replaced by Omari Hutchinson with Milan already two goals up.
It was Chukwueze’s sixth appearance of the season, and he has two assists so far. He was a lively presence on the right, pushing the Atalanta defence deep with direct running. Serie A fans can check the Bet9ja promo code for today before the next round.
Milan had 56% of the possession and made it count. Gonçalo Ramos scored from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, then Adrien Rabiot finished a move created by Diego Moreira in the 43rd to make it 2-0 at the break.
Chukwueze came close to playing a bigger part. His low cross from the right in the 13th minute was flicked on by Ramos for what looked like a Christian Pulisic goal, but it was ruled out for offside. Another chance fell to him when Rabiot dummied a cross, and he bent his shot wide of the far post.
Milan were awarded a second penalty in the 56th minute after a VAR review for a handball by Thomas Kristensen. Ramos saw his spot kick saved by Marco Carnesecchi. From the corner that followed, Mario Gila headed in his first Milan goal off a Rabiot flick-on to make it 3-0.
Atalanta then fought back. Gianluca Gaetano scored in the 66th minute and Nikola Krstović made it 3-2 in the 81st. Milan survived a nervy finish, and anyone betting on Serie A can read Bet9ja’s promotion code overview first.
The result moves Milan up to fourth in the table. Rúben Amorim is now unbeaten in his first seven Serie A games as Milan coach, with four wins and three draws. Only Hector Puricelli in 1955 and Luis Carniglia in 1963 had done that before him.
So how did Chukwueze do? Reports were mixed: Goal gave him a 6.5 and praised his direct running, while La Gazzetta dello Sport rated him a 5. That’s a fair split for a player who created chances but didn’t land the final shot.
Milan won 4-0 at RB Salzburg in the Europa League last Thursday, and the schedule stays busy. Bournemouth are next in Europe on Thursday, October 22, followed by Udinese in Serie A on Sunday, October 25.
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📌 Did You Know?
- Rabiot’s goal was his fourth of the season for Milan.
- Ramos has now scored in back-to-back games, and his first penalty was awarded after the referee reviewed the incident on the pitchside monitor.
- Milan’s starting XI included Luka Modrić and Christian Pulisic, with Mike Maignan in goal.
- Gaetano’s goal for Atalanta was set up by Nicola Zalewski.
- Italian papers marked down Milan’s substitutes after the late scare, with Omari Hutchinson, who replaced Chukwueze, rated 5.5 by Corriere dello Sport.
- Milan’s Sunday win came three days after the 4-0 victory in Salzburg, and Amorim made his first change in the 53rd minute.
