Deulofeu twists and turns over on the right-hand side of the Pescara penalty area before winning what will surely be the final corner of the game. The Spaniard steps up and curls a cross into the middle of the box, where it's headed out to Locatelli, and the midfielder then fires a speculative effort well wide of the goal.
90' +3
What a stop by Campagnaro! A Milan corner looks set to result in a winning goal scored by Lapadula, but the former Pescara striker's shot is blocked just a few yards off the line by a brilliant, last-ditch interception from Campagnaro, who threw his body on the line to save his side.
90' +2
Opportunity for Zampano! The full-back darts down the right wing on a great run before cutting into the Milan penalty area and skipping past Vangioni. He then tries to beat Donnarumma with a thumping shot from a tight angle, but it fails to test the goalkeeper and sails wide of the goal.
90' +1
A wonderful lofted pass is fired into the right-hand side of the Pescara penalty area and finds Kucka completely alone on the edge of the box. He then tries to fire a first-time, volleyed cross over to Ocampos, but it's poorly hit and completely misses the Argentine.
90'
The fourth official has indicated that there will be five minutes of added time.
89'
And now Benali almost scores! Bahebeck is left all alone deep down the left wing and is able to swing a cross right on to the head of Benali. The Libyan does really well to beat his marker in the air before testing Donnarumma, but his effort on goal ends up flying agonisingly wide of the far post.
88'
Two big chances for Milan! First, a curling strike from Deulofeu is well saved by Fiorillo at the near post before the ball pinballs over to Kucka, who then completely mistimes his strike and ends up firing it well wide of the goal. He really should have done better!
86'
Romagnoli hits the post! The free-kick is initially well dealt with by the hosts before the ball bounces out to the right wing. A lovely cross is then fired back into the box and on to the head of Romagnoli, but the defender's downward effort smashes off the woodwork after leaving Fiorillo rooted to the spot.
85'
A. Bruno gets yellow.
H. Miličević enters the game and replaces L. Memushaj.
Pescara have made their third and final alteration, with Memushaj making way for Hrvoje Milicevic.
Bruno charges into Lapadula and brings the striker crashing to the ground, resulting in a free-kick for Milan in the middle of the pitch and yellow card for the number five.
84'
After struggling to cause too many problems for the hosts since the break, Milan are finally starting to increase the tempo of their attacks. Pescara and beginning to tire, which is leaving pockets of space available around the penalty area.
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82'
Bruno charges down the right wing and quickly tries to set up Bahebeck with a deep, looping cross over to the far post. There's far too much power behind it though, and, despite his best efforts, the Frenchman is unable to keep the ball in play.
80'
Big chance for Lapadula! Pasalic bursts into the left-hand side of the Pescara penalty area and immediately unleashes a shot that Fiorillo is just about able to tip away from goal. He can only push the ball out to Lapadula, however, but the striker's follow-up effort is well stopped by the legs of his former team-mate.
78'
M. Locatelli gets yellow.
Ouch! Locatelli dives into Campagnaro and sends the centre-back crashing to the ground with a hefty and late challenge that earns him a yellow card.
76'
J. Kucka enters the game and replaces M. Fernández.
A. Cerri enters the game and replaces G. Caprari.
Pescara have made their second change of the day, with Caprari making way for Alberto Cerri.
Meanwhile, Milan have brought on Juraj Kucka to take the place of Fernandez.
75'
L. Memushaj gets yellow.
The referee awards a free-kick to Milan and Memushaj reacts by throwing the ball away in anger, earning him a needless booking.
74'
Benali goes close! Once again, the Libyan breaks into the Milan box on a clever run before firing a strike towards the near post, but Donnarumma does well to get a hand on the effort to stop it from finding the back of the net.
72'
Caprari causes problems deep down the left flank once again and does well to win a corner for Pescara. It's sent short to Memushaj, who then swings a dangerous low cross-cum-shot into the heart of the penalty area, but Lapadula is just about able to get a foot on it before it can cause any problems for Donnarumma.
70'
M. Locatelli enters the game and replaces J. Sosa.
Milan have made their second substitution of the afternoon, with Sosa making way for Manuel Locatelli.
68'
Coulibaly accidentally handles the ball whilst battling with Sosa and concedes a free-kick midway inside the hosts' half of the pitch. It's chipped into the box and towards the far post, but it's woefully hit and sails comfortably out for a goal-kick.
66'
A. Bruno enters the game and replaces S. Muntari.
Milan push forward once again as they desperately try to find a way in front. Ocampos showcases good skills deep down the left flank before curling a cross right on to the head of Romagnoli, but the centre-back is unable to guide his effort towards goal and sends it comfortably wide of the far post.
Muntari receives a round of applause from both sets of fans as he's replaced by Alessandro Bruno for Pescara.
65'
Davide Calabria skips past his marker deep down the right flank before trying to pick out a team-mate with a low cross into the middle of the box, but, once again, Pescara deal with the danger really well before thumping the ball back up the pitch.
63'
J. Sosa gets yellow.
And now Sosa has been booked for a late sliding challenge on Caprari, who has looked far more dangerous over on the left since the start of the second half.
62'
M. Coulibaly gets yellow.
Coulibaly commits a clumsy foul in the middle of the pitch as Milan try to break forward quickly and becomes the latest player to earn himself a booking.
61'
Benali scores, but it's ruled out! The Libyan darts through the disjointed Milan back line and latches on to a lovely pass from Caprari before poking a low shot into the back of the net, but just as he's about to run away and celebrate, the linesman's flag is rightly raised for offside.
59'
What a strike by Bovo! The centre-back steps up and unleashes a rocket of a shot from the free-kick, but a slight deflection takes it just wide of the far post and out for a corner.
58'
G. Paletta gets yellow.
G. Lapadula enters the game and replaces C. Bacca.
Milan have made their first change of the afternoon, with Bacca making way for Gianluca Lapadula, who comes on to face his old club.
Caprari makes a nuisance of himself just outside of the Milan box before being bundled over by Paletta, who gives away a free-kick in a dangerous position before receiving a yellow card. Can the home side make it count?
57'
Ocampos goes close! Fernandez impresses over on the left wing once again as he ploughs forward on a purposeful run. He then cuts a low cross into the feet of Bacca, who spins and tees up Ocampos, and the Argentine's first-time strike ripples the side-netting after curling just wide of the near post.
56'
Fernandez sends a beautiful pass into the left-hand side of the Pescara box and over to Ocampos, who then wins Milan a corner. It initially fails to result in a chance on goal before bouncing out to Vangioni, but the full-back's long-range shot is wild and fails to trouble Fiorillo.
54'
Bacca weaves his way towards the Pescara penalty area on a purposeful run before sending a clever pass towards Pasalic. The Croatian only has Fiorillo to beat if he's able to find a way past Hugo Campagnaro, but he's unable to do so and the home side hold on.
52'
C. Bovo gets yellow.
Benali tries to break forward on a quick run through the middle of the pitch, but he's closed down and dispossessed by Paletta, who seemed to foul the Libyan. The referee waves play on, however, but immediately has to blow his whistle after Bovo flies into Sosa and brings the Milan midfielder crashing to the ground with a late challenge on the halfway line.
51'
Fernandez twists and turns over on the left wing before being pulled to the ground by Coulibaly, resulting in a free-kick for Milan. It's chipped into the box and towards Ocampos, but the Argentine is unable to do anything with it and the attack comes to nothing.
49'
Caprari, who saw little of the ball in advanced areas during the first half, links up well with Biraghi inside the Milan penalty area and quickly looks to spin and shoot, but he tries to do far too much with the ball and easily has it stolen off him by Paletta.
47'
Early chance for Bacca! Deulofeu darts into the right-hand side of the Pescara box on a great run before cutting the ball back to Bacca. The Colombian takes a quick touch and then unleashes a thumping strike from close range, but Bovo dives in the way of the effort to stop it from testing Fiorillo.
46'
We're underway once again!
45'
Milan try to push forward on one last attacking move before the half-time break, but they're unable to find a way through the sea of white and blue shirts camped in front of them before the referee brings an end to the first half.
43'
Baheback weaves his way into the Milan penalty area after doing well to beat a few defenders on the edge of the box. He then rifles a low strike towards the near post, but it's well saved by Donnarumma before it can find the back of the net.
41'
M. Pašalić has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by C. Bacca.
GOAL! Milan have equalised! An attempted Pescara attack comes to an end, allowing Milan to break quickly. Deulofeu flies down the right wing on a great run before taking on Fiorillo, who is just about able to save the Spaniard's effort at the near post. The home side are unable to fully clear the danger, however, allowing the ball to pinball over to Pasalic, who then rifles a shot into the back of the net from close range.
Bacca has been credited with the assist after doing well to deflect the ball into the path of Pasalic, and Pescara will certainly feel frustrated at their inability to hold on to their slender lead. They've largely defended well so far, but they fell asleep slightly during the build-up to the equaliser.
39'
Fernandez battles his way through the middle of the pitch and towards the Pescara penalty area on another purposeful run, but, once again, the home side have plenty of bodies back to deal with the danger. They've defended incredibly well so far.
37'
Almost a great chance for Bacca! Fernandez chips a delightful ball into the middle of the Pescara box that Ocampos then nods over to Bacca at the far post. The Colombian sticks out a foot and tries to test Fiorillo from close range, but he's unable to reach it and Pescara manage to hold on once more.
36'
Zampano dives into Vangioni and brings the Milan defender crashing to the ground, resulting in a free-kick for the visitors deep down the left wing. It's swung into the box and almost finds Bacca, but, once again, it's brilliantly defended by the Pescara back line.
34'
A poor pass from Sosa is easily cut out by Memushaj and allows Pescara to break quickly. They do so in impressive fashion as they swiftly move the ball out to Zampano on the right wing, but the full-back is closed down by dark shirts and has to settle for a throw-in.
32'
Fernandez skips down the right wing on a clever run before cutting a great pass back to Deulofeu. The Spaniard controls the ball well as he darts into the penalty area and looks to shoot, but he's dispossessed by Cesare Bovo before he can do so.
30'
Fingertip save from Donnarumma! Pescara come back once again before a beautiful ball is floated over towards the head of Baheback, but Donnarumma is just about able to push the cross away from the Frenchman before it can reach him.
29'
Benali and Coulibaly link up really well deep down the right flank before the teenager wins the hosts a corner. It's sent short and worked back to Coulibaly - this time over on the left wing - but the young midfielder's cross is just about dealt with by Milan.
27'
Ocampos tries to battle his way down the right flank, but he's quickly closed down and fouled by Ledian Memushaj, resulting in a free-kick for Milan near to the byline. It's played short to Deulofeu, who is camped all alone on the edge of the box, but Benali reads the danger really well and is easily able to deal with it.
25'
C. Biraghi gets yellow.
After dealing with the danger, Milan immediately hit Pescara on a quick counter-attack of their own, but Biraghi is there to bring it to an end with a hefty challenge on Deulofeu that earns him a yellow card.
24'
Fantastic block by Fernandez! Pescara break away on a brilliant counter-attack through Benali, who weaves his way into the Milan half of the pitch before teeing up Muntari. The midfielder charges up to the edge of the penalty area and pokes the ball over to Coulibaly, who then sends a dangerous low pass across the face of goal, but Fernandez is there to cut out the danger at the vital moment.
23'
Deulofeu causes problems over on the right wing as he darts into the box and wins Milan a corner. It's curled into the penalty area and towards Alessio Romagnoli, but, once again, it's well defended by the home side.
22'
Deulofeu tries to penetrate the Pescara penalty area over on right wing, but he's closed down well and has to spin and find Sosa. The Argentine then whips a dangerous cross over to Ocampos at the far post, but he's beaten to the ball by Coulibaly, who confidently chests it into the arms of Fiorillo.
20'
Muntari muscles his way down the right flank before forcing Donnarumma into rushing out and clearing the ball for a throw-in. It's taken quickly and worked over to Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, who then unleashes a thumping shot that sails safely over the top of the crossbar.
19'
Vital header by Zampano! A dangerous cross is fired into the heart of the Pescara box and looks set to find Lucas Ocampos in front of goal, but just as the Argentine is about to get a head on the ball, Zampano beats him to it with a great piece of defending.
17'
Gerard Deulofeu, who hasn't been able to influence the game much, cuts inside from the right wing before picking out Mario Pasalic on the edge of the penalty area. He takes one quick touch and then shoots, but it's quickly closed down by a group of defenders and fails to trouble Fiorillo.
15'
Pescara aren't able to completely clear the danger and allow Milan to come back once again through Sosa. The Argentine gets himself into a good position before shooting from 30 yards out, but his long-range effort is well stopped by Fiorillo in the middle of the goal.
14'
Another hefty challenge midway inside the Pescara half of the pitch results in a free-kick for Milan in a good position. Once again, it's chipped towards the far post and over to Paletta, but the defender can't do anything with the ball and hosts easily hold on.
12'
G. Paletta is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOAL! What a terrible mistake by Donnarumma! Paletta is put under pressure over on the right wing and has to play the ball back to his goalkeeper, who somehow lets the ball bounce past his foot and into the back of the net.
10'
Pescara keep putting pressure on their visitors as they push forward on another determined attacking move. This time it's Cristiano Beraghi who swings a cross into the penalty area and over to the far post, but it's unable to find a white and blue shirt before reaching Matias Fernandez.
8'
Mamadou Coulibaly twists and turns on the left-hand side of the Milan box as he evades three defenders. He then pokes a pass back to Muntari, who quickly tries to set up Ahmed Benali with a first-time cross, but the latter is in an offside position and has to let it roll away from danger.
6'
Almost a costly mistake by Vincenzo Fiorillo! The goalkeeper receives a back-pass but spends far too long on the ball, allowing Bacca to close him down quickly. However, he's just about able to poke it past the striker before he can steal it from under his nose.
4'
After dealing with another attempted Milan attack, Francesco Zampano darts down the right wing on an excellent run. He beats two Milan players before trying to penetrate the penalty area, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reads the danger well and is there to thump the ball out for a throw-in.
3'
Early chance for Milan! The visitors quickly win the ball back before another dangerous cross is whipped into the penalty area. This time it finds Carlos Bacca in an acre of space, but the Colombian striker can't find the back of the net with his thumping volley and instead sends it flying just wide of the far post.
2'
A late challenge from Sulley Muntari sends Leonel Vangioni crashing to the ground and results in a free-kick for Milan in an advantageous position. It's sent in deep by Jose Sosa and picks out Gabriel Paletta at the far post, but the centre-back isn't able to tee up a team-mate and Pescara do well to hold on.
1'
We're off! Milan get us underway, attacking from right to left.
Good afternoon and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s Serie A game between Pescara and Milan at the Stadio Adriatico.
With just 12 points and two wins (one of which was assigned to them on a technicality) from 29 games, Pescara remain rock bottom of Serie A and are as good as relegated. Despite enjoying a shock 5-0 win in Zdenek Zeman’s first game back in charge, the Abruzzo-based club are in dreadful form, with all of their previous four league clashes ending in disappointing defeats.
Atalanta were the latest side to pile more misery on Pescara, meaning that they have now conceded a whopping 66 goals this season. They only lost by a single goal in October’s meeting at San Siro, however, but Milan’s last visit to the Adriatico saw them comfortably win 4-0 towards the end what was another miserable campaign for their opponents.
Only Juventus have beaten Milan since the latter’s defeat at home to Sampdoria at the start of February, representing their best run of form since the end of last year. With a big derby game against Inter coming up in two weeks’ time, today’s clash - as well as next week’s at home to Palermo - represents a good opportunity for Vincenzo Montella’s men to pick up three much-needed points against a struggling opponent.
Milan slipped up slightly through what was a difficult January but have looked far better over their past seven games, helping to send them back towards the European places once again. Just two points currently separate the Rossoneri and Inter thanks to the 1-0 victory at home to Genoa before the international break, with Atalanta sitting between the two rivals in sixth place.
There’s just over 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up this afternoon…
Milan XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Calabria, Paletta, Romagnoli, Vangioni; Pasalic, Sosa, Fernandez; Deulofeu, Bacca, Ocampos.
Milan substitutes: De Sciglio, Lapadula, Honda, Gomez, Poli, Zapata, Storari, Antonelli, Kucka, Plizzari, Locatelli.
Zdenek Zeman has decided to make five changes to the Pescara side that started the defeat away to Atalanta before the international break, with Vincenzo Fiorillo, Hugo Campagnaro, Mamadou Coulibaly, Jean-Christophe Bahebeck and Gianluca Caprari coming into the starting line-up to replace Albano Bizzarri, Andrea Coda, Alessandro Crescenzi, Valerio Verre and Alberto Cerri, respectively.
Meanwhile, Milan boss Vincenzo Montella has also made five alterations to the team that featured in their last outing, with Mattia De Sciglio, Cristian Zapata, Juraj Kucka, Andrea Bertolacci and Gianluca Lapadula making way for Davide Calabria, Alessio Romagnoli, Mario Pasalic, Jose Sosa and Carlos Bacca, the latter of whom returns to the starting 11 after missing out against Genoa.
The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.
HALF-TIME: PESCARA 1-1 MILAN
Pescara will feel hard done by as they head down the tunnel, but they should be proud of how they've performed so far. It was certainly a tough first half for Milan, who dominated possession but, due to strong defending from the home side, were unable to do much with it. Only on the break have they looked dangerous, and that proved to be the undoing of the hosts with only four minutes of the half remaining.
The two teams are making their way back out on to the pitch ahead of the start of the second half. Neither side have made any substitutions during the half-time break.
FULL-TIME: PESCARA 1-1 MILAN
That was an excellent performance from Pescara, who defended incredibly well to frustrate Milan and pick up a well-earned point. They were lucky to go in front thanks to a comical own-goal but did really well to limit the visitors' chances on goal from then onwards, with the Rossoneri looking off the pace and bereft of ideas inside the final third of the pitch. They final decided to increase the tempo of their attacks with 10 minutes left to play, but by that time it was too little, too late.
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