After suffering a Third straight loss in Serie AMilan’s miserable streak continues as they lose even more ground in their quest to qualify for UEFA Champions League. The pressure is mounted on Rossoneri, which must find a way to bounce back against Lecce without one of their most important players.
As head coach Sergio Concepticao and his players prepare for his decisive league match at March 8A new setback has appeared. A key figure in the squad will be absent due to disciplinary actionforce the boss to make adjustments to his starting lineup. With the quartet Christian Pulisic, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao and Santiago Gimenez Under enormous pressure to reverse things, they must now do so without an important teammate.
It has now been confirmed it Mike MaignanMilan’s first election goalkeeper, will miss the upcoming Serie A collision against Lecce due to shutdown. The French shooter Has got one A gaming ban and one 15 000 € ($ 15,800) fines for an incident that occurred after Milan 2-1 loss to Lazio. According to the decision from Serie A Sports Judge29-year-old was not sanctioned during the match but got a shutdown after the game for respects the judge in the tunnel leading to the changing rooms.
“In order to have at the end of the match, in the tunnel that led to the changing rooms, a disrespectful expression of the judge,” took stated the official report, quoted by TMW.
This decision has surprised, given that the French shotgun was not shown a card during the game. But his actions after the match have resulted in Milan being without their Star goalkeeper For a crucial league laws.
Controversially officially and penalty decisions
The suspension derives from a very Controversial moment in the match against Lazio. During the additional period, the Frenchman was punished for one Challenge on Gustav IsaksenWhich led to a last minute penalty for Biancocelesti. The decision to award the penalty was disputed, as Maignan seemed to make a legitimate game for the ball, and the contact seemed minimal.
Despite it Was interventionThe referee awarded the Spot Kick after reviewing just a replay. The resulting penalty contributed to the red and black ‘ Third in a row series a defeatAdds additional frustration to an already struggling squad.
What is Milan’s alternative without Maignan?
With Maignan suspendedMilan will turn to Marco Sportiello as his replacement. The Italian goalkeeper is expected to rise in a game where the club cannot afford to release more points.
Adding Milan’s misery, Strahinja Pavlovic Will also miss the match against Lecce after being sent against Lazio. This means Opinion Must mix His defense while also handling the absence of his starting goalkeeper.
