Milan Primavera 0-1 Lazio: Three red cards shown in yet another defeat

Milan Primavera suffered a tough defeat against Lazio earlier this afternoon, definitely held back by the fact that two of their players were sent off.

After the big defeat against Hellas Verona last weekend, the hope was that Giovanni Renna’s boys would be able to turn things around this time out. However, an in-form Lazio squashed their hopes and yet another defeat was registered.

Just three minutes into the game, the away side managed to take the lead on a counter-attack, catching the Milan defence off guard. Alessandro Longoni was equal to the first attempt but he couldn’t keep out the rebound, nor should he have been expected to.

Lazio pretty much sat back after that, giving Milan very little space to work with in attack. Things didn’t get much better in the 34th minute, as the referee opted to send off both Simone Lontani (an important player for the Rossoneri) and Valerio Farcomeni (Lazio).

The two got into it after a bad foul on Milan’s Tommaso Mancioppi, and the referee clearly wasn’t having any of it.

In the second half, the Rossoneri actually came very close to an equaliser as Edoardo Tartaglia hit the post with a header. Before that, the Lazio keeper had also kept out two very good attempts, which certainly frustrated Milan.

While the first red card didn’t exactly have a huge impact on Milan, since both teams played with ten men, the same cannot be said for the one in the 73rd minute. Indeed, Federico Colombo kicked an opponent and the referee spotted it straight away, giving him a red card.

The game ended 0-1 and as a result, Milan are now 13th in the standings. They have had just one win in the last five games, so questions can definitely be asked about Renna at this point. If it continues, a managerial switch will surely be on the cards.