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Milan notch comeback win against Como

AC Milan fight back to a 2-1 victory over Como, with second-half goals from Pulisic and Reijnders, as Dele Alli is sent off in his first match in two years.

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Milan: Second-half goals by Christian Pulisic and Tijjani Reijnders gave AC Milan a thrilling 2-1 comeback home win over Como in Serie A on Saturday, with Dele Alli sent off for the visitor minutes into his first match in two years.

Milan is in seventh place with 47 points, five points behind Juventus in fourth, the final Champions League spot, with Juve playing at Fiorentina on Sunday. Como is 13th with 29 points.

The match saw former England international Alli make his first competitive appearance since February 2023, but it lasted mere minutes as he was sent off in stoppage time for stamping on Milan’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Milan started brightly, with Yunus Musah rounding Como goalkeeper Jean Butez after five minutes, but the angle became too tight, and his effort drifted just wide of the far post.

Lucas Da Cunha stunned the San Siro into silence after 33 minutes, guiding a precise left-footed strike from the edge of the area into the bottom corner to put the visitor in front.

Como nearly doubled its lead just before the break when Marc-Oliver Kempf had a clear chance, but Milan keeper Mike Maignan produced a superb point-blank save to deny him.

Da Cunha believed he had scored his second six minutes into the second half, only for it to be disallowed by VAR and from then on, it was all Milan.

Two minutes later, Pulisic levelled for the hosts, striking a half-volley from a tight angle that went in just inside the far post.

Reijnders completed the turnaround with a close-range goal in the 75th minute, much to the relief of the home fans and manager Sergio Conceicao.

After its second consecutive league win, following three straight defeats, Reijnders said it was difficult to explain Milan’s inconsistency this season. Agencies

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