Hellas Verona 1-2 AC Milan: Sandro Tonali winner sees Serie A champions move back up to third place

AC Milan were far from their best but Sandro Tonali's late goal secured victory for them at Verona. Milan went in front after nine minutes after a typical burst into the area from Rafael Leao and his flicked centre was deflected in off the chest of Miguel Veloso.

Ad Verona looked much better than a third-bottom side in Salvatore Bocchetti's first game in charge after taking over from Gabriele Cioffi and deservedly got back on level terms when Koray Gunter's effort was deflected past his goalkeeper by Matteo Gabbia. Ballon d'OrHow does the Ballon d’Or work?12/10/2022 AT 14:13 The hosts went closest to taking the lead with Gunter unable to nod home from close range and substitute Roberto Piccolo seeing his header come back off the bar.

With nine minutes remaining the Rossoneri sealed a victory, which lifts them up to third in the table, when Ante Rebic slid a ball from the right flank perfectly in front of Tonali who calmly slotted home. Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers TALKING POINT What champions do — It was probably Milan's worst performance of the season, including their 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, and they should have been at least a goal down before Tonali's late intervention.

However, this side showed us last season the character they have and, in fairness, they were pressing consistently before the goal game. It remains a worry how they will score enough goals to retain their title as on night's such as this when Rafael Leao was unsually quiet, after creating their opener, they lack creativity and potency.