Juventus, Milan draw: Gatti equalizer

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On September 6, 2026, Federico Gatti scored with a header in injury time to help Juventus draw 1-1 with Milan at the Allianz Arena, canceling out Alfacio Cisse’s second-half opener for the Rossoneri.

According to reports, the two sides had an important clash in Serie A, with both sides having back-to-back wins at the start of the season, resulting in a tie between the two teams. italian football.

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Milan took the lead thanks to substitute players. Samuel Chukwize’s cross found Cisse in possession, cut inside Manuel Locatelli and fired his right foot through the legs of Pierre Kalulu into the far bottom corner. This is Milan’s first Serie A goal against Juventus since Olivier Giroud scored in May 2023.

Portrait of football player Samuel Chukwueze wearing white Nike training top on football field
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Juventus created clearer gaps before falling behind. Francisco Conceicao twice forced saves from Mike Maignan and hit the base of the post after Yunus Moussa lost possession in midfield. The home team had a total of 14 shots on goal, Milan had 3 shots on goal and the away team had 5 shots on goal.

In stoppage time, Tern Kupmeiners made a pass from the left, and Gatti headed the ball past Maignan at the back post to equalize the score. Gatti was expected to leave Juventus in the summer but remains at the club, having previously scored for Juventus against Atlético Amorim.

Juventus were without Kenan Yildiz, Kefren Thuram, Weston McKennie, Andrea Cambiaso, Jeff Héctor, Juan Caval and deadline day signing Papu Matar Sarr. Nico Gonzalez and Krim Arabegovic made their first starts of the season.

Gatti’s late intervention turned what looked like a home defeat into a draw. The draw leaves Juventus level with Milan in their first three league games, with both teams on seven points each.

Luca Ferretti

At Juventus Football Club, Luca covers match analysis, team news and the long-term of the Juventus season. He writes from the perspective of someone who truly cares about the direction the club is going, rather than simply reporting what has happened. His focus tends to be on how the team was built, where things went wrong and what changes need to be made to return Juventus to its place in the European leagues.

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