"AC Milan missed the chance to move three points clear at the Serie A summit, after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Sassuolo. Davide Bartesaghi's brace proved academic for the Rossoneri, as Armand Lauriente's 77th-minute equaliser ensured a share of the spoils at San Siro. Sassuolo struck first after 13 minutes as Ismael Kone latched onto Andrea Pinamonti's pass, before neatly finishing past Mike Maignan with the outside of his boot."
"Milan responded in the 34th minute when Bartesaghi turned in Ruben Loftus-Cheek's cross at the far post, while the left-back completed the turnaround when he beat Arijanet Muric at his near post early in the second half. The offside flag prevented Massimiliano Allegri's side from extending their lead on two occasions, with Christian Pulisic and Adrien Rabiot both denied. Sassuolo made those reprieves count when a neat one-touch move was rounded off by Lauriente,"
"Data Debrief: Bartesaghi matches Maldini Bartesaghi's pair of neat finishes represented his first goals in senior football. At 19 years and 350 days, he became the youngest Italian defender to score for the Rossoneri in Serie A since the great Paolo Maldini (19 years and 247 days) in February 1988. The last defender to net a brace in Serie A at a younger age than Bartesaghi was Ibrahima Mbaye in March 2014 (19 years, 110 days)."
AC Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Sassuolo at San Siro, missing the opportunity to move three points clear atop Serie A. Ismael Kone opened the scoring after 13 minutes with a composed finish from Andrea Pinamonti's pass. Davide Bartesaghi equalised in the 34th minute and scored again early in the second half to put Milan ahead. Armand Lauriente levelled in the 77th minute and later struck the post as Sassuolo pushed for a winner. Two offside decisions wiped out potential Milan goals, while expected-goals values read 1.24 for Milan and 1.07 for Sassuolo.
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