Okoye makes record three clean sheets against AC Milan
Nigerian international Maduka Okoye Saturday extended his clean sheet to three in the Italian top flight as Udinese defeated AC Milan 3-0 at San Siro. Okoye’s profile soared as he
Nigerian international Maduka Okoye Saturday extended his clean sheet to three in the Italian top flight as Udinese defeated AC Milan 3-0 at San Siro.
Okoye’s profile soared as he made three saves and kept a clean sheet against AC Milan. The Nigerian has now recorded three straight clean sheets.
It was Udinese who opened the scoring when Zaniolo went on a rapid counter-attack, shrugging off attempted Saelemaekers and Strahinja Pavlovic tackles, spreading it down the right for Arthur Atta, whose cross took a big deflection off Davide Bartesaghi to wrong-foot Maignan.
There was a lack of communication when Pulisic floated a ball to the back post for Saelemaekers, but Leao went for the acrobatic volley instead and ruined the chance for his teammate.
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Moments later, Pulisic dribbled into the box only to drill inches wide, but Udinese nearly had a second when Davis shrugged off Pavlovic only for Maignan to palm the strike onto the crossbar from a tricky angle down the left.
The Friulani did double their lead when Zaniolo whipped in a wonderful cross from the right that found Jurgen Ekkelenkamp to nod in at the back post between two Milan defenders.
It really should’ve been 3-0 in first half stoppages when Leao lost it cheaply to spark the counter-attack, Kamara rolled across from the left for Davis, denied by a desperate Pavlovic tackle, then Davis accidentally deflected the Thomas Kristensen follow-up from seven yards, so Bartesaghi could clear off the line.
Milan were jeered off the pitch by their fans and Allegri made a radical change, introducing Niclas Fullkrug for Athekame, moving Saelemaekers to right-back.
