AC Milan piled more pressure on Massimiliano Allegri with an easy win over Juventus at the San Siro.
This was the ideal retaliation after Stefano Pioli’s team fell 3-0 in London on Wednesday as England center-back Fikayo Tomori slammed in a self-assured opener.
After the break, Brahim Diaz, a former Manchester City winger, pounced on the Juve defense to double the advantage.
As a result, Milan is now tied for third place in Serie A with Napoli on points who plays on Sunday.
Tomori had only registered one goal in Italy since joining Milan in January 2021 on loan, but he displayed excellent poise to beat Wojciech Szczesny just before halftime.
He needed to, having inadvertently blocked Olivier Giroud’s goal-bound strike. As the ball fell nicely off his body, he drove it high into the net.
Shortly after the break Diaz latched on to a loose pass from Dusan Vlahovic, seared through the Juve defense and fired in off the palms of Szczesny.
Ex-Liverpool striker Divock Origi could have made it three in injury time, but Szczesny was equal to his effort.
Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus have struggled this season and are yet to win on their travels, although Juve had started the game well, only to be overwhelmed by a resurgent Milan.
This was a very different side to the one that crumpled in London and Tuesday’s Champions League tie is shaping up to be a tasty encounter.
