Rade Krunic should have been sent off when he sparked a scuffle and then missed the decisive penalty in the shootout, as Milan drew 0-0 with Valencia and lost Trofeo Taronja.
The Rossoneri were at Mestalla tonight for the pre-season Trofeo Taronja, also known as Trofeo Naranja.
Samu Castillejo missed a great opportunity created by Brahim Diaz, but Mike Maignan had to make the first save on Denis Cheryshev following a counterattack.
Curler Brahim Diaz was snatched from the air, then the Spaniard set up Fode Ballo-Toure to smash the crossbar at a tricky angle.
Ciprian Tatarusanu was in goal after the restart and got his gloves stung by Thierry Correia following a defensive error, but 20-year-old Giorgi Mamardashvili made a magnificent reaction stoppage on Brahim Diaz after a clever withdrawal of Leao from the demarcation line and denied Theo Hernandez from the tightest angles.
Olivier Giroud and Ante Rebic failed to make the most of promising attacks but the game escalated into a scuffle in the 82nd minute when Krunic tackled Jose Gaya’s shin, the Valencian reacted with a head butt and the milanist responded with a slap. Because it was a “friendly” match, the referee only chose to book Krunic.
It ended 0-0, so the 49th edition of this trophy was played on penalties. Only Krunic made a mistake, drilling far from the target.
Penaltys : Manu Vallejo (V, but), Giroud (M, but), Maxi Gomez (V, but), Calabria (M, but), Guedes (V, but), Krunic (M, miss), Esquerdo (V, But), Rebic (M, but), Hugo Villamon (V, but)
Valence : Mamardashvili, Thierry Correia, Gabriel Paulista (Diakhaby 87), Hugo, Gaya (Vazquez 87), Alderete, Jason (Left 71), Burlamaqui (Ruben Sobrino 71), Guedes, Cheryshev (Manu Vallejo 81), Maxi Gomez
Milan: Maignan (Tatarusanu 46); Conti (Calabre 61), Tomori (Kalulu 46), Romagnoli (Gabbia 46), Ballo-Touré (Theo Hernandez 61); Tonali (Krunic 46), Pobega (Di Gesù 90); Castillejo, Brahim Diaz (Rebic 61), Maldini (Saelemaekers 46); Léao (Giroud 61)
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