Overview
- After Robin Gosens gave Fiorentina the lead, Rafael Leão equalized with a long-range strike before winning it with a late penalty awarded on an on-field VAR review.
- The decisive call followed Fabiano Parisi’s tug on Santiago Giménez and was widely described in reports as controversial.
- Milan climbed to 16 points, one ahead of Inter, Napoli and Roma, taking advantage of rivals’ defeats over the weekend.
- Leão delivered on his first Serie A start of the season after a calf layoff, converting his first league penalty for Milan and netting his first San Siro Serie A goals since May 2024.
- Fiorentina stayed winless in 18th under coach Stefano Pioli, and elsewhere Nico Paz inspired Como’s 2-0 upset of Juventus.