MILAN (Reuters) – Four goals before the half-hour mark helped AC Milan to thrash Venezia 4-0 for a resounding Serie A home win on Saturday.
Milan had a disappointing start to the season, with two draws and a loss, but they delivered an impressive performance on Saturday to secure their first win of the campaign.
Theo Hernandez gave Milan the lead just two minutes in with a shot from a tight angle which deflected off Venezia keeper Jesse Joronen’s legs and into the net.
The hosts doubled their lead 14 minutes later when a low corner found its way Youssouf Fofana, who fired into the net.
Two quick penalties, first from Christian Pulisic in the 25th minute and then from Tammy Abraham four minutes later, put the match out of reach for the newly promoted visitors.
Venezia thought they got one back late in the game and started to celebrate the goal before it was ruled out by the referee following a VAR review on Hans Nicolussi Caviglia’s reckless challenge on Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the build-up, leading to a second yellow card and his dismissal instead.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
