Pavlovic & Leao score last-gasp goals to give AC Milan a much-needed win over Cremonese

[p]After suffering a disappointing 1-0 defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/parma/6DxlaxHN/"]Parma[/a] last time out, Milan knew they had a great chance to bounce back against a desperately out-of-form [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cremonese/KUzfp5N3/"]Cremonese[/a] side. That said, the hosts may have been relishing the chance to do battle with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]Rossoneri[/a] after pulling off a famous 2-1 victory in August’s reverse fixture.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonazzoli-federico/pEYPJXO8/"]Federico Bonazzoli[/a], who netted the winner at the San Siro, threatened to score another against Massimiliano Allegri’s side, getting across his marker to send his first-time shot agonisingly wide from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pezzella-giuseppe/zJD6Mdr3/"]Giuseppe Pezzella[/a]’s whipped cross. [/p][p]Not long after surviving that scare, the visitors should have taken the lead through star attacker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leao-rafael/AqOPWN5s/"]Rafael Leao[/a], who dragged his shot wide when it seemed easier to roll the ball into the corner from a glorious one-on-one opportunity.[/p][p]Cremonese then had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/audero-emil/fwyieeh8/"]Emil Audero[/a] to thank for ensuring the scoreline remained goalless at the break, after the goalkeeper reacted smartly to thwart [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pulisic-christian/vTuaEfRq/"]Christian Pulisic[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fofana-youssouf/dn3cCK1H/"]Fofana[/a] on the stroke of half-time.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="6e9eb317-a88e-474c-8ee2-62f0f46feafe" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="3f823705-4407-4d39-9a34-32b7b6b2168b" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Milan’s struggles in the final third continued after the restart as Leao, with only the goalkeeper to beat, lifted his close-range effort harmlessly over the bar after teed up by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabiot-adrien/l08EAP2Q/"]Adrien Rabiot[/a]’s squared pass.[/p][p]Leao’s confidence in front of goal took another hit when he showed great determination to burst through the middle of the Cremonese backline, only to send a tame shot into Audero’s grateful grasp. [/p][p][b]Hopes of a winner appeared to be drifting away as the clock ticked towards the end of regulation time. However, just as Milan looked set to experience a frustrating result, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pavlovic-strahinja/Qm2DVwBO/"]Strahinja Pavlovic[/a] found the long-awaited breakthrough in the 90th minute, diverting the ball in after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-winter-koni/EFmPm0Qo/"]Koni De Winter[/a] had flicked on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Luka Modric[/a]’s inswinging cross from a short corner.[/b][/p][embed guid="29009717-5d73-4417-8e1e-948731e77608" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2028098611976777824" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Leao then put all the disappointment from his previous misses to bed when he stroked the ball home into the empty net from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nkunku-christopher/8liaG2W0/"]Christopher Nkunku[/a]’s squared pass.[/b][/p][p]That sealed Milan’s first H2H win in 30 years and extended the hosts’ winless run to 13 league matches.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pavlovic-strahinja/Qm2DVwBO/"]Strahinja Pavlovic[/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/cremonese-KUzfp5N3/?mid=d6IBGyNk"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p]