Milan, April 27 (LaPresse) – Milan won 2-0 away against Venezia in the match of the 34th round of Serie A, keeping their hopes of reaching a European spot alive. Goals from Pulisic after 5 minutes and Gimenez in the 96th minute condemned the Venetians to a heavy defeat, leaving them in second-to-last place with 25 points. Conceiçao's Rossoneri, on the other hand, moved to 54 points, 5 behind the sixth place. In a lively first half at Penzo, Milan took the lead early thanks to Pulisic's tenth goal of the season. The American did well to find space in the area and beat Radu with a precise pass from Fofana. Venezia tried to react, coming close to equalizing on several occasions, and a goal by Yeboah was ruled offside. In the second half, Venezia remained dangerous with Zerbin and Nicolussi Caviglia. Milan controlled the game and looked to counterattack, but Abraham, Walker, and even the newly introduced Gimenez wasted several good chances to double the lead. In the final minutes, Venezia threw everything forward in a desperate attempt for the equalizer, led by a generous Yeboah, but failed to find the decisive touch near Maignan. The last chance came to Zerbin, whose shot from outside the box went just wide. A nervous moment for Conceiçao, but in the end, he could celebrate the three points sealed by Gimenez's counterattack goal, a beautiful chip over Radu, assisted by Rejinders.
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