⚽ HUUUGE UPSET AT THE SAN SIRO! 🟢⚫💥
Ferencváros has just stunned AC Milan with a clinical 2-0 away victory in the UEFA Europa League League Phase – Matchday 4!
Balázs Borbély’s men continue their fairytale run, preserving a perfect 100% start to their European campaign with 4 wins from 4, keeping pace with Bournemouth at the top, while Rúben Amorim’s Milan suffers a third defeat in four games and drops into serious peril outside the qualification spots.
Here is exactly how the dramatic night unfolded:
⏱ FIRST HALF: Sluggish Starts and Missing Men
With captain Mike Maignan suspended following his red card against Bournemouth and Pietro Terracciano out injured, 21-year-old third-choice goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani stepped into the spotlight for his first senior start. He kept Milan alive early on, pulling off massive first-half saves to deny Ferencváros' dynamic forward Lenny Joseph who put the Rossoneri backline under constant pressure.
Milan had a few sights at goal, notably a half-volley from Alphadjo Cisse that went over the bar, but the Rossoneri lacked teeth, sending the teams into the break deadlocked at 0-0.
🚨 SECOND HALF: The Lenny Joseph Show 🇭🇹🔥
Amorim tried to spark life into Milan with a triple substitution at halftime, bringing on Christian Pulisic, Diego Moreira, and Mario Gila. However, disaster struck just seven minutes later.
- 52nd Minute (0-1): A dreadful mix-up – a difficult looping backpass from Koni De Winter forced Torriani into a rushed clearance. Kristoffer Zachariassen charged down the ball and selflessly laid it off to Lenny Joseph, who swept it into an empty net!
- 66th Minute (0-2): Ferencváros executed a textbook counter-attack. Zachariassen raced completely free down the left flank before squaring a low pass to Joseph, who calmly slotted it home from 12 yards out to seal his brace!
🟥 LATE DRAMA & VAR EXPULSION
Frustrations boiled over late. In the 77th minute, Ferencváros substitute Bamidele Yusuf was shown a straight red card after a VAR review caught him striking an elbow into the face of Milan's Mario Gila.
Despite playing the final 15 minutes with 10 men, the Hungarian champions stood absolutely firm, with keeper Dénes Dibusz denying late efforts from Omari Hutchinson to keep a historic clean sheet.
📊 BY THE NUMBERS:
- Possession: AC Milan 70% | Ferencváros 30%
- Total Shots: AC Milan 15 | Ferencváros 12
- Shots on Target: AC Milan 2 | Ferencváros 8
- Expected Goals (xG): AC Milan 1.54 | Ferencváros 1.88
Milan dominated the ball and completed 595 accurate passes, but Ferencváros was lethal, cleaner in the box, and thoroughly deserved the three points on Italian soil!
