Moreira's quickfire double sees AC Milan salvage draw at table-toppers Lazio

[p]Both teams showed intent from the off, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chukwueze-samuel/niW1cP0k/"]Samuel Chukwueze[/a] seeing a header palmed away before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noslin-tijjani/Uma3vLeI/"]Tijjani Noslin[/a]’s first-time effort was denied.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] made the breakthrough in the 10th minute, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cancellieri-matteo/GvtmmdSl/"]Matteo Cancellieri[/a] nipped in at the back post to turn home [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaccagni-mattia/MJ7sACQ8/"]Mattia Zaccagni[/a]’s low ball. [/b][/p][p]Either side of the cooling break, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maignan-mike/S6gN2QNC/"]Mike Maignan[/a] did brilliantly to bravely rush out and stop Zaccagni’s attempt, then looked on gratefully as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frattesi-davide/WlVuvCqU/"]Davide Frattesi[/a]’s effort trickled agonisingly past the post.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="e2c080b9-2b04-4b5f-a6b8-d12bf899d498" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="d08658e5-a407-4bfd-8128-50fef16ceef8" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Chukwueze tried to make things happen for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]Milan[/a], and his pinpoint cross was headed over the crossbar by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pavlovic-strahinja/Qm2DVwBO/"]Strahinja Pavlovic[/a], who could only watch on as Lazio doubled their lead in a bizarre fashion moments later.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/estupinan-pervis/OIhsN1nG/"]Pervis Estupinan[/a] initially turned [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/taylor-kenneth/rH62aAon/"]Kenneth Taylor[/a]’s low cross onto his own crossbar, before Noslin managed to head the ball in while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-winter-koni/EFmPm0Qo/"]Koni De Winter[/a] tried to clear.[/b][/p][embed guid="55386cb2-f356-43de-adde-03fd7064e138" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2098825215039975800" social-type="twitter" /][p]There was still a scare as the break approached, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/loftus-cheek-ruben/6DpURWF8/"]Ruben Loftus-Cheek[/a]’s strike deflecting off Zaccagni and fizzing wide before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gila-mario/dQqXDhtf/"]Mario Gila[/a]’s attempt from the ensuing corner was saved.[/p][p]Ruben Amorim took action with a triple change ahead of the restart and his side came out on the front foot, threatening when Chukwueze’s shot was blocked by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/provstgaard-oliver/ALZ9WQUK/"]Oliver Provstgaard[/a] before delivering a cross that Pavlovic headed straight at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mandas-christos/vVGAhOFI/"]Christos Mandas[/a].[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="5950e4d4-9ac6-4cbd-9cd5-69969592d894" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="486b48f1-5a99-48a1-984f-ead544efca70" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p][b]The goalkeeper then got a strong hand to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pulisic-christian/vTuaEfRq/"]Christian Pulisic[/a]'s low drive, but there was nothing he could do when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreira-diego/0QNoKs1B/"]Moreira[/a] emphatically volleyed in fellow substitute Pulisic's looped cross in the 65th minute. [/b][/p][p][b]Outdoing himself mere moments later, Moreira met [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabiot-adrien/l08EAP2Q/"]Adrien Rabiot[/a]’s lay-off and smashed the ball into the bottom corner to level.[/b][/p][p]Zaccagni saw an ambitious strike palmed away before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cisse-alphadjo/WOEPeZlj/"]Alphadjo Cisse[/a] curled his shot wide as both teams searched for a winner.[/p][embed guid="90b0f6f0-ce89-4612-a4dc-af0bd9957dc1" url="https://x.com/acmilan/status/2098826860972912798" social-type="twitter" /][p]Moreira then got into the box again but hit the side netting, and an audacious [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giraud-hutchinson-omari/pQLd3K5k/"]Omari Hutchinson[/a] strike was held late on, forcing Milan to settle for back-to-back draws, which does at least keep them unbeaten this term.[/p][p]Meanwhile, Lazio lose their perfect record but remain top of Serie A for now.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreira-diego/0QNoKs1B/"]Diego Moreira[/a] (AC Milan)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/lazio-URcSl02h/?mid=vJU3gPT8"]Catch up on all the match stats with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][infobox id="34c14399-451f-4d74-969c-5a9aebcb2d2a" /]