MILAN - AC Milan suffered a devastating defeat in their Europa League debut. Amorim's team handed the first 45 minutes to the Portuguese, who prevailed at San Siro with a goal in each half. The Rossoneri were frayed and evanescent, and Pulisic's introduction at halftime was of no avail. Gonçalo Ramos disappears, the defense is disastrous. Zero offensive ideas, disorganized in front of Maignan. Amorim's decision to forgo Rabiot and Pulisic in the starting lineup doesn't pay off. Against Benfica, who didn't play with the best formation but were resolute and balanced in their departments, albeit quick in their maneuvers and effective in their interceptions, Milan demonstrates they are advancing without ideas or a sense of depth. The goals of the Portuguese team, their first European victory with the Rossoneri, bear the signature of Lukébakio in the 16th minute and Kamiński in the 53rd minute. For the second time in a row, after the match in Rome against Lazio, Milan fell 0-2 behind, this time without coming back or scoring. The statistics reveal a worrying fact. In five games, Milan have not scored in the first half. Coach Amorim admits the difficulties, but so far we haven't seen a team with a clear and defined playing identity, with the substitutions seemingly failing to change the course of things.
AC MILAN-BENFICA 0-2
Scorers: 16′ Lukebakio, 54′ Kaminski
MILAN (3-4-2-1): Maignan 6; Terracciano 5 (46′ Gila 5.5), De Winter 6, Pavlovic 5.5; Chukwueze 5.5, Musah 5.5, Jashari 5 (73′ Rabiot 5.5), Bartesaghi 5 (57′ Moreira 6); Hutchinson 5 (46′ Pulisic 6), Cisse 5.5 (57′ Saelemaekers 6); Gonçalo Ramos 5. All. Amorim
BENFICA (4-2-3-1): Trubin 6; Banjaqui 6, Circati 6.5, Araujo 6.5 El Karouani 6.5 (89′ Dahl sv); Aursnes 6.5 (70′ Barreiro 6), Palhinha 7; Lukebakio 7, Sudakov 6.5 (70′ Prestianni 6), Kaminski 7 (80′ Schjelderup sv); Duran 5.5 (80′ Pavlidis sv). Coach Marco Silva
Referee: Gillett 6
Booked: Pavlovic, El Karouani, Duran, Banjaqui, Barreiro, Pavlidis
