Serie A: VAR denies Chukwueze as Okafor rescues AC Milan from Sassuolo defeat at the death
Samuel Chukwueze suffered hard luck as AC Milan came from a two-goal deficit twice to snatch a thrilling 3-3 draw with Sassuolo at the Stadio Mapei – Citta del Tricolore on Sunday afternoon, Soccernet.ng reports.
Chukwueze returned to the starting lineup for Milan after spending 78 minutes on the bench in his side’s disappointing 1-0 Europa League loss to AS Roma at the San Siro on Thursday.
His presence did little to dissuade Sassuolo from taking going two-nil up within the opening ten minutes – Andrea Pinamonti and Armand Laurienté, the goalscorer for the home team.
Portuguese forward Rafael Leão reduced the deficit for the visitors in the 20th minute, but Laurienté restored Sassuolo’s two-goal advantage early in the second half.
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