Tijjani Reijnders made positive AC Milan acquired their Champions League marketing campaign up and operating with a decisive brace in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over 10-man Club Brugge on the San Siro. Netherlands midfielder Reijnders stroked residence two wonderful finishes within the 61st and 71st minutes to offer Milan their first factors on this 12 months’s revamped competitors. Before Reijnders struck Milan had struggled to cope with Brugge, who had levelled Christian Pulisic’s opening objective — netted straight from a Thirty fourth-minute nook — by way of Kyriani Sabbe six minutes after the break.
At that time Brugge, who’re additionally on three factors, had been all the way down to 10 males as Raphael Onyedika was proven a straight crimson card within the fortieth minute for unintentionally stamping on Reijnders’ ankle.
Reijnders’ two objectives, each elegant first-time strikes, had been nearly outshone by an exquisite late header from 16-year-old Francesco Camarda.
The promising teenager whipped off his shirt and slid on his knees in pleasure at changing into the youngest ever goalscorer within the historical past of the Champions League, solely to see his fantastically taken objective rightly dominated for offside.
“His objective being disallowed was disappointing for him. He and the group deserved that second,” stated Fonseca to Sky.
“He deserves to be within the squad, he is labored very onerous to be right here. He’ll rating loads of objectives sooner or later, as we speak was only the start.”
Tuesday’s win was large for Milan because the seven-time European champions must journey to Real Madrid of their subsequent continental fixture and something however three factors on the San Siro may have put in danger their qualification for the knockout section.
Ticket worth anger
As on the weekend Tuesday’s match was largely performed in entrance of a flat crowd as Milan’s hardcore ultras once more stood in silence, this time in protest at excessive ticket costs which have infuriated each ultras and common supporters.
Fans had been surprised to see the most cost effective basic sale tickets for Milan’s upcoming home fixture in opposition to Juventus priced at 100 euros, with the very best 479 euros.
The main supporters membership AIMC, which is affiliated with Milan and brings collectively tens of 1000’s of followers, blasted the membership for its ticketing coverage which it claims is favouring “wealthy international vacationers or informal followers”.
Only 58,649 individuals confirmed up for Tuesday’s match, approach down on the greater than 70,000 followers that normally pack into San Siro for each Milan and Inter’s Serie A matches.
“We’re not cows to be milked, we’re not simply right here to fill the stadium for the lesser matches, we’re not simply right here to fill the membership museum or San Siro’s automobile parks with 120 coaches each time we play at residence,” stated AIMC in an indignant assertion launched on Tuesday.
Fans will watch with curiosity developments within the newest joint effort with Inter Milan to construct a brand new stadium close to the present San Siro which was introduced earlier on Tuesday.
One of the criticisms of the earlier mission which was deserted by the 2 golf equipment final 12 months was a drastic discount in capability and improve in high-priced hospitality seating.
