Goncalo Ramos nets first AC Milan goal in victory over Venezia

[p]Emotional tributes were paid to the late Franco Baresi before kick-off, and though their defensive display honoured their legendary number six, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]Milan[/a]’s attack left something to be desired.[/p][p]All eyes were on the assistant referee when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chukwueze-samuel/niW1cP0k/"]Samuel Chukwueze[/a] played [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Goncalo Ramos[/a] through on goal, but the anticipated offside flag never came, and only a strong right hand from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stankovic-filip/vsFwl9Sg/"]Filip Stankovic[/a] stopped Ramos from giving Milan a 12th-minute lead.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="c28d27b4-1ca5-4d58-864f-1a3483c75172" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6ebd265b-c8d8-4fe5-8beb-43e05e913fb3" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Soon after, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yeboah-john/jHriw9D2/"]John Yeboah[/a] sent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-akor/nks9eiQ4/"]Akor Adams[/a] through as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/venezia/MkPmVv50/"]Venezia[/a] looked to show their hosts how it was done, but Chukwueze forced Adams wide and made the save comfortable for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maignan-mike/S6gN2QNC/"]Mike Maignan[/a].[/p][p]That chance gave the Winged Lions confidence, and suddenly Milan were struggling to deal with a Ridgeciano Haps cross pinballing around their box which fell kindly to Yeboah, whose strike was thwarted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pavlovic-strahinja/Qm2DVwBO/"]Strahinja Pavlovic[/a]’s vital block.[/p][p]But Amorim’s side soon regained composure, even if Ramos was denied again by Stankovic when his first-time hit from 10 yards was saved.[/p][p]Stankovic’s goal was living a charmed life as Ramos and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-winter-koni/EFmPm0Qo/"]Koni De Winter[/a] missed the target with late efforts, before he ensured the sides went in level at half time by denying Chukwueze following a promising move.[/p][image alt="Momentum graph" id="2e7b0110-bb71-486d-a0cc-c4e3119b089f" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9e2e6584-cdb6-4526-b42a-062e1bc54fdd" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Venezia didn’t win a single away match when they were relegated from Serie A two seasons ago, and when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hainaut-antoine/hO2RGEGC/"]Antoine Hainaut[/a] flashed a strike across the face of goal, the wait looked set to continue, though they were given a reprieve when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musah-yunus/ETMctXs4/"]Yunus Musah[/a] could only hit the crossbar from four yards out after the visitors struggled to deal with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Luka Modric[/a] free-kick.[/p][p]Giovanni Stroppa’s side continued to press, and as the final quarter approached, Adams found shooting space inside the area, but this time [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gila-mario/dQqXDhtf/"]Mario Gila[/a] was on hand to perform blocking duties.[/p][p][b]That defensive intervention proved to be key, as two minutes later Milan broke the deadlock. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saelemaekers-alexis/n5cPVwks/"]Alexis Saelemaekers[/a] got free down the left wing before cutting inside and threading the ball through to Ramos, whose low strike arrowed into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][embed guid="0fb64fdc-84cd-45c2-876a-81d7b813c2fa" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2093434520901222808" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]The goal eased the pressure on the Rossoneri, who controlled the tempo for the final 20 minutes before adding a second when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jasari-ardon/hMT0CnTH/"]Ardon Jashari[/a] was played in behind, and though Stankovic saved his shot, it rebounded back off the backtracking [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/halhal-redouane/COmzUDS5/"]Redouane Halhal[/a] and in for an own goal.[/b][/p][image alt="AC Milan's Ardon Jashari celebrates their second goal an own goal scored by Venezia's Redouane Halhal" id="8fcb4414-a731-41b1-9057-ef76961b27e6" credit-line="REUTERS / Daniele Mascolo" guid="29e7db2b-2281-4801-a28a-94eae37a8968" original-width="1775" original-height="1197" /][p]That ensured Milan won this H2H by two or more goals for the sixth time in a row, while Venezia are now winless in 27 top-flight away matches.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saelemaekers-alexis/n5cPVwks/"]Alexis Saelemaekers[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/venezia-MkPmVv50/?mid=fciFyZo2"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]